I read some where that invasive bamboo should have a 3' deep barrier to contain it from spreading to undesirable locations.

Al
NY

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From: Jim Lewis
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Subject: [IBC] Bamboo Propagation/Air Layering


I was thinking of building a small retaining wall in
the soil to control it.


If you do, be certain that the "retaining wall goes AT LEAST 12
inches below the surface of the soil. It doesn't matter at all
how tall ABOVE the surface it is.

That's a lot of work. I doubt that it's worth it.


Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is
frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry
David Thoreau - Walden

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I read some where that invasive bamboo should have a 3' deep
barrier to contain it from spreading to undesirable locations.

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For most bamboo, and all larger species, 3" is much to shallow.
Twelve inches is recommended, and the runners can go deeper than
that if the soil is moist.

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David Thoreau - Walden

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Im in NY city we are zone 6b to 7a kinda inbetween.

Ben

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Hi Ben,

Some of these people that say you can't air layer bamboo are wrong. You can air layer bamboo, I have done it. I put a small pot filled with sunshine mix on a culm of Phyllostachys aureosulcata and put some sod/grass starter fertilizer (about 1 tbsp 20-28-3) and roots grew like crazy from the node. Although bamboos are often divided, they can be propagated by other ways. For instance some bamboo specific nurseries are propagating bamboos by tissue culture.

As for the invasive nature of bamboo, don't let that scare you off. But just remember, bamboo is not a plant and forget landscaping plant. The best way to keep bamboo under control is by frequent rhizome pruning. Planting it on a berm or mound (~18" high) is effective and then you can prune off the rhizomes as they emerge from the soil. Before you plant bamboo, research it. Bamboo forests are nice in Japan, but do you want one in your backyard (I actually do but that's another story :P ).

Bamboo is closely related to grass, although it is no longer is considered to be grass. It grows in the seed and runner-up air. Most layered highly aggressive (even those Not considered to be difficult to control.) They can send
Run 30-40 feet in cement and asphalt, and a sudden in the neighbor's yard - even across the street.