"DavidPT40" wrote:

Can anyone recomend a large growing species of bamboo for zone 6a
(Louisville Kentucky). Would like to plant some along a length of fence
line. Also, is growing bamboo from seed feasible and practical (germination
rate/growth rate)?

It is not very neighborly to plant bamboo along a property line since
most varieties are very invasive. A horticulturist at Longwood Gardens
new of a case where bamboo planted on one side of a house spread under
the house and sent sprouts up the other side of the house. At the very
least shop for a controllable variety and consult with your neighbor
first.

Check out:

http://www.invasive.org/eastern/species/3057.html

http://www.gardenpower.com/projects/plants/01045.htm

http://www.bambooworld.com.au/pages/Hedge.htm

http://www.se-eppc.org/manual/PHAU1.html

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