ah the rhizome barrier
please tell me more about this contraption
I have sheets of corrugated roofing
placed edgewise they might stop the rampant running


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(david fraleigh) wrote in message
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I am in the process of planting some "Vivax" and "Hennon" running
bamboo and would like to plant it just in front of some rather dense
woods.. My thought is that the woods would serve as a control to its
spread in that direction and that I could then just mow to maintain it
from spreading too far into the field in front of the woods.. My
brother who shares the property is afraid that it would spread into
the woods and then through the woods to an adjoining neighbor about
300 feet away.. We have heard and read so many horror stories
concerning bamboo running rampant once established that it has made us
uncertain about how really aggressive bamboo can be.. Can the shade
of woods serve as a control for running bamboo or should we plant it
somewhere where we can definetely keep the area around it mowed to
control its spread..

It will run into the woods.
It will run faster in the open warmth of sunshine.
It can run a distance equal to it's height in a season..
You could cut down whatever comes up in the wooded area .
Or you could use a rhizome barrier.