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High hedge for coastal garden
On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 19:32:25 +0000, cormaic
wrote: 'Twas Mon, 28 Oct 2002 18:29:37 GMT, when (Rodger Whitlock) enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts: There is a specific objection to Pseudosasa japonica, the metake or "arrow" bamboo: it is a rampant spreader once established. The new culms that can penetrate paving. IMHO, metake bamboo is not suitable for boundary plantings: I would not want to inflict it on my neighbors. So; what would you suggest in its place? If the P.japonica appeals to my colleague, it's easy enough for it to be 'contained' within a root barrier membrane, as he's just bought 2,500m2 of the stuff for use on another project. :~) I wouldn't recommend any other bamboo for such a use. In my experience, they tend to like positions somewhat sheltered from the wind. But perhaps Arundinaria murielae might do -- if he can find any. It all flowered and died some years ago and the next- generation seedlings probably aren't anywhere near maturity yet. Arundinaria nitida is probably a little too short, but might do in a pinch. I'm not sure how these would do in a fully exposed location. And I await with interest a message from you reading "my friend's metake bamboo penetrated the root barrier with elan and is now coming up in the middle of his neighbor's concrete driveway..." Frankly, I don't know *what* to suggest for the purpose. Perhaps the best bet is for your friend to wander around the neighborhood on foot and see if anyone has a planting somewhat like the one he desires, then find out what they used for it. And the 2-3 meter height is actually fence height, but it has to be a robust fence to withstand marine gales. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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