I bought a house 2 years ago and there was some Bamboo planted as a
hedge around the perimeter of the house. It has really come on and
looks great but it is starting to pop up all over the place. This
happens about once or max twice a year. I don't know if I should
simply cut the heads off as they pop up or whether I should dig as
deep as possible to cut as much of the root off as I can?

I have some photos available on
http://members14.clubphoto.com/jimmy...09/guest.phtml

So to my questions? Any help would be much appreciated.

1. Should I simply keep cutting them as they pop up and how low should
I go?
2. What variety of Bamboo do I have?
3. Would it work putting a sand trench in place about 1 metre or 3
feet from the main row and how deep should it be?
4. Any other advice?

Thanks

jh wrote:
I bought a house 2 years ago and there was some Bamboo planted as a
hedge around the perimeter of the house. It has really come on and
looks great but it is starting to pop up all over the place. This
happens about once or max twice a year. I don't know if I should
simply cut the heads off as they pop up or whether I should dig as
deep as possible to cut as much of the root off as I can?

I have some photos available on
http://members14.clubphoto.com/jimmy...09/guest.phtml

So to my questions? Any help would be much appreciated.

1. Should I simply keep cutting them as they pop up and how low should
I go?
You can lop them off at ground level or prune the rhizomes at the edge of
where you want the bamboo.

2. What variety of Bamboo do I have?
It is very difficult to identify bamboo just from pictures.

3. Would it work putting a sand trench in place about 1 metre or 3
feet from the main row and how deep should it be?
No, the trench won't work. You need to use HDPE 60 mil thick at least 3
feet deep with 2 or 3 inches above ground level.

4. Any other advice?
If you don't water the bamboo it will help a little to reduce it's running.

--
Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5

(jh) wrote in message . com...
I bought a house 2 years ago and there was some Bamboo planted as a
hedge around the perimeter of the house. It has really come on and
looks great but it is starting to pop up all over the place. This
happens about once or max twice a year. I don't know if I should
simply cut the heads off as they pop up or whether I should dig as
deep as possible to cut as much of the root off as I can?

You'll never be able to do it.

2. What variety of Bamboo do I have?

Not sure, but it is definately a Phyllostachys. Most likely Aurea.
It is one of the more common bamboos in the US.

4. Any other advice?

Maintain it as it has been, mow the shoots with the lawn. The stumps
will rot away fairly quickly. You really only have to do a little
extra mowing in shooting season (apr may june depending on the climate
you are in).

What area are you in??

Chris
Chino,CA -(about 30 miles east of LA)

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(jh) wrote in message . com...
I bought a house 2 years ago and there was some Bamboo planted as a
hedge around the perimeter of the house. It has really come on and
looks great but it is starting to pop up all over the place. This
happens about once or max twice a year. I don't know if I should
simply cut the heads off as they pop up or whether I should dig as
deep as possible to cut as much of the root off as I can?

You'll never be able to do it.

2. What variety of Bamboo do I have?

Not sure, but it is definately a Phyllostachys. Most likely Aurea.
It is one of the more common bamboos in the US.

4. Any other advice?

Maintain it as it has been, mow the shoots with the lawn. The stumps
will rot away fairly quickly. You really only have to do a little
extra mowing in shooting season (apr may june depending on the climate
you are in).

What area are you in??

JH I am living in the South of France and the shoots have really
started popping up in the past 2 weeks. Thanks for you help & advice.



Chris
Chino,CA -(about 30 miles east of LA)

(jh) wrote in message . com...
I bought a house 2 years ago and there was some Bamboo planted as a
hedge around the perimeter of the house. It has really come on and
looks great but it is starting to pop up all over the place. This
happens about once or max twice a year. I don't know if I should
simply cut the heads off as they pop up or whether I should dig as
deep as possible to cut as much of the root off as I can?

I have some photos available on
http://members14.clubphoto.com/jimmy...09/guest.phtml

So to my questions? Any help would be much appreciated.

1. Should I simply keep cutting them as they pop up and how low should
I go?
2. What variety of Bamboo do I have?
3. Would it work putting a sand trench in place about 1 metre or 3
feet from the main row and how deep should it be?
4. Any other advice?

Thanks

If every autumn you went through the sand trench and severed all the
rhizomes that were crossing it it would work.
80 centimeters deep should do fine . Deeper if the soil at that depth
is still fairly loose.

On Mon, 09 Jun 2003 14:46:13 +0000, Travis wrote:

jh wrote:
I bought a house 2 years ago and there was some Bamboo planted as a
hedge around the perimeter of the house. It has really come on and
looks great but it is starting to pop up all over the place. This
happens about once or max twice a year. I don't know if I should
simply cut the heads off as they pop up or whether I should dig as
deep as possible to cut as much of the root off as I can?

I have some photos available on
http://members14.clubphoto.com/jimmy...09/guest.phtml

So to my questions? Any help would be much appreciated.

1. Should I simply keep cutting them as they pop up and how low should
I go?
You can lop them off at ground level or prune the rhizomes at the edge of
where you want the bamboo.

2. What variety of Bamboo do I have?
It is very difficult to identify bamboo just from pictures.

3. Would it work putting a sand trench in place about 1 metre or 3
feet from the main row and how deep should it be?
No, the trench won't work. You need to use HDPE 60 mil thick at least 3
feet deep with 2 or 3 inches above ground level.

4. Any other advice?
If you don't water the bamboo it will help a little to reduce it's running.

Sounds like Phyllastachys aurea (Golden Bamboo). If you get to the shoots
while they are still short, put on a pair of boots and just walk around
and kick them off the rhizome...very easy.
It´s a very common species here in Northern New South Wales, Australia.
Phyllastachys aurea usually has 3 branches per node and there will be a
short groove in the stem (internode) just above the node.