"mogga" wrote in message
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On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:39:56 +0000, Potman
wrote:


Go to France and you'll see what a problem Bamboo can be it is
incredibly hard to get rid of once established so if you do plant else
where make sure you do it in a strong sunken pot with the rim above the
ground otherwise you'll be creating huge problems for yourself AND your
poor neighbours!


Is that their equivalent of knotweed?

They have JK in France, too. Just as we also have some problem infestations
of bamboo in the UK. Both can be very difficult to eradicate, or to contain.