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Old 07-02-2012, 08:04 PM posted to rec.gardens,alt.home.repair
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Default Removing 1.5 Acres of Bamboo in Towson, MD

On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:24:18 -0600, Mysterious Traveler
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On 02/06/2012 10:54 AM, Elliott P wrote:
Greetings all. A new property of my family's is covered by a massive
stand of running bamboo. The lot is six acres rectangular, where about
*one and a half* acres of the total acreage is covered by a very dense
stand of running bamboo. It is 350 feet long deep at its longest
dimension The plants have been there for decades, as the property was
allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. It is our intention to
restore the property, inside and out.

Options for removal I've seen generally target small areas. However
this is a much bigger problem! My first thought is to hire someone
with a bulldozer to come push it all down, and then put it all in a
commercial wood chipper. This could get expensive though. What else
can we do? What problems does my scenario present? Hiring a panda bear
would probably not go over well with the neighborhood.

The property is in Towson, Maryland.

Thank you in advance.

That Bamboo is worth a lot of money. Before you destroy it look
on Ebay and see how much it sells for then think of how much you
can make. It's like money in the bank. People pay for something
you don't want.


Maybe he'll sell it to you, all you gotta do is come and take it all.