Gary Smith wrote:

I am thinking about plants some different varieties of bamboo.
But I have a small rabbit population.
Does anyone have any experience of rabbits eating bamboo shoots.
And no jokes about chinese take aways plz.

We have a large population of rabbits at work and have to fence off
growing areas to prevent crops being decimated. Outside of these
areas, there are clumps and hedges of Fargesia nitida, F. murielae and
Phyllostachys aurea. None of these appear to suffer any damage.
However, we are right out in the countryside where there is always
plenty of fresh greenery for rabbits to eat throughout the year.

I note that you appear to be writing form Oz. With fresh young (wild)
shoots being restricted to those rare rainy periods (assuming you live
south of Brisbane), rabbits may well pay unwanted attention to
cultivated and irrigated plants of any sort - including bamboo.


Dave Poole
Torquay, Coastal South Devon UK
Winter min -2°C. Summer max 34°C.
Growing season: March - November