Just to be clear - clumping bamboo does spread, but it does so in a slow and predictable manner, with new shoots emerging at the outer edge of the patch. Consequently, patches of clumping bamboo can eventually spread into areas where you don’t want bamboo, and it’s hard to discourage new growth from appearing. I finally had to remove an entire patch because it was getting so large that it threatened to block access to my back gate. Very arduous work.

@patriciadunmore9767

Ай бұрын

My neighbors clumping bamboo invaded my driveway and was a nightmare to eradicate.

It's just fun to say, "bamboo!"

Running bamboos are so beautiful tho. If you build a barrier and don't place them near a neighbors fenceline, they are well worth it. Especially if you have a bit of land larger than your typical suburban home plot.

@astridexplorer5096

Жыл бұрын

I'm going to profoundly disagree. About 10 years ago, my neighbor who previously owned the house next door planted a few short height (grows about 4 to 5 feet tall) running bamboo plants on the other side of her yard, not near our fence line. She sold the house in time, and for a couple of years her bamboo stayed generally in that area. Flash forward a few years: The bamboo is taking over her entire backyard, has come under our fence and replaced all the grass in over 60% of our nearly 1/2 acre backyard, has choked out the roots of all the decorative plants and bushes on that side, is growing up and through and heaving up my patio stones and alongside our home's foundation (it can break up concrete), and is heading for our front yard. It is profoundly difficult to kill. Burning doesn't kill it, you can poison it but it will grow back, it has no problem with harsh winters, and its roots are very strong and wood-like and grow horizontally up to four feet deep, so to remove it you have to use a pick and shovel and completely open up the soil, and if you leave so much as a nib of root, it regenerates-- believe me, we've tried. There are dozens of videos posted here on KZread by people trying to figure out how to get rid of running bamboo. Some mortgage lenders in the South are even requiring removal before approving home loans because of the damage it can do-- this stuff is a nightmare. For now, we mow it close to the ground, since the current owner next door is unfortunately pretty do-less, barely bothers to mow, and won't coordinate with us to remove the bamboo plants from their yard, so renting a backhoe for large scale removal attempts would be a wasted expense. In its native countries, it has natural enemies such as insects and animals that eat it, but in the States we have no such thing, so do yourself (and your neighbors) a favor and avoid it like the plague.

@adnan9520

11 ай бұрын

​@@astridexplorer5096embrace the bamboo be one with the bamboo feel the bamboo be the bamboo

@BManStan1991

6 ай бұрын

@astridexplorer5096 I should have clarified. They make specific barriers built for bamboo. These are a dense polycarbonate sheet that goes anywhere from 2 to 4 feet deep. They are used by cities to stop roots from going under roads, sidewalks and buildings. They are professional grade and had your neighbor installed a bamboo barrier around the entire perimeter of their plant to begin with it would have not escaped containment and taken over the neighborhood. Once you allow it to do as you have stated, you are basically owned by the plant. I'm sorry that happened to you. Also, I was speaking more so on large properties (such as cattle ranches or farms). No running bamboo is suited for any property less than 20 acres+ in my opinion. For those smaller yards, stick with a tiny clumping bamboo like graceful (textillis gracillis). Take care

@user-yp8pm7st8d

4 ай бұрын

I made a barrier and the sneaky bamboo still found a way out. It's back in a pot now where it can't escape

@VS7BINNIZY90TY

3 ай бұрын

Free wood then LOL

Both are nice but i want to create a small forest with it:(

@Themanhandler228

5 ай бұрын

Same

I had clumping bamboo in Rio de Janeiro. Miss them…

제가 어릴때 집 입구 대문 앞 옆에 대나무 미니 숲이 있었어요 대나무는 일자로 곧게 뻗어 자랐어요 어느날 제가 부모님께 여쭤봤어요 왜 대문 입구에 대나무를 키우냐 라고 하면서 꽃을 심었으면 좋겠다 하니 부모님께서 집 대문 밖에 대나무를 키우면 자식들이(형제들)건강하고 자라고 집안에 나쁜 액운 기운이 못들어 오도록 대나무가 모든걸 막아준다 등..했어요 그래서 그런지 우리집 많은 식구들이 병원에 안가고 모두 건강하게 잔병치레 없이 잘자랐어요 가끔 몸살 정도 앓을때는 약국에서 감기 몸살약 복용하면 밤새 병이 나아서 거뜬하게 완쾌!!! 🙏고마우신 부모님의 은혜 지혜 덕목 인내..항상 평상시에도 동네사람들 중에 착하고 어려운분들 말없이 조용히 남몰래 도와주시는 것을 보고 자랐어요🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭

I'm trying to grow bamboo in a complete desert, I can't imagine anything better than running bamboo. If you can, let me know!

@PolychromaticZero

Жыл бұрын

Bambusa multiplex is pretty drought tolerant, it is a pretty common bamboo in Arizona.

@SuperMIKevin

Жыл бұрын

@@PolychromaticZero thank you for taking the time to reply, I am grateful.

@PolychromaticZero

Жыл бұрын

@@SuperMIKevin you’re welcome. it is a clumping bamboo hardy to 15°F they are also GREAT for hedges.

Thank you

Good stuff

I'm getting the clumping one yey

Can u plant running bamboo in s pot also? My winter's are too harsh to grow in ground all year.

@astridexplorer5096

Жыл бұрын

Running bamboo of the shorter varieties absolutely survive extremely harsh winters. I do not recommend them in any form, but if you put them in pots be aware that they can and will send roots through the drain holes into the ground and take over your property.

@sea_bass21

6 ай бұрын

You could grow snow bamboo (phyllostachys Nuda) in the ground probably.

Could you please share the official name of both the species, so that we may buy it specifically and do not mistakenly buy the wrong variety.

@obijuankenobi420

Жыл бұрын

Many species of both

@sea_bass21

6 ай бұрын

1300 known species in total. Ask google

@creepingbrain

25 күн бұрын

Rule of thumb: If the name of the bamboo begins with Fargesia then it's a clumping bamboo. If the name begins with Phyllostachys then it's a running bamboo and should be avoided like the plague.

Good thankyou so much🙌🏻

As a park groundskeeper, running bamboo is the BANE of my existence. If you leave any roots behind they'll just keep on popping up. It's worse than tree of heaven imo

@trust-inhim8871

Ай бұрын

It’s taking over our yard & we can’t keep up with it... 😕 The more we cut it down & spray poison && try digging up the roots... The more it pops up the next Spring😏 I HATE the stuff 😖

Thanks for information 👍🏻

Thank You. How do they grow in pots?

helpful

What if you put running bamboo in a pot?

Are any bamboos a potential cash crop, on around 1/2 acre?

HELP! Is my lucky bamboo clumping or something else entirely?? I've had mine growing in water for 28 years now & I'm seriously thinking about a much more natural & biodiverse environment for it come this spring. Snails, black worms, freshwater clams, shrimp, fairy shrimp complete with a good pump/ filter system too. (It's about fricking time? OR if it grows in swampy areas I gotta rethink this choice.) PLEASE, any & all knowledge about lucky bamboo is _greatly_ appreciated. 💕

@scottrattray127

2 ай бұрын

Lucky bamboo is not actually bamboo…

@thaivang

22 күн бұрын

Those are a different type of plant that looks like bamboo but is not the same.

But would you plant it next to your house!!!!!!!???????

Buddha Bamboo belongs to which category ?

Bambo is a nightmare, and it will destroy natives plants

@thaivang

22 күн бұрын

😂, bamboo are known to hold the land and prevent soil and earth washing away from rain. Yes, they do grow tall and this can prevent sun light to other plant but this is the same to pine tree or other tree that grow very tall. A good example would be the red wood tree in California. No other plant grow there other than red wood. Another tree would be the sequoia tree in California. Those forest is bare of any other plant other then those tree.

Thank you This answered my question!👍

Running bamboos have made a disaster in my garden and I don't know how to get rid of them 😞

@fengying-haoyunllianlian

3 ай бұрын

Just dig it quickly.

@MzUpliftingTea

2 ай бұрын

Try looking up Nature's Always Right YT channel. He does a video with the bamboo guru. He explains how cutting and managing the shoots over abt 3 yrs can kill it off. May help. Best of luck!🤞

I wish I could create a mini forrest. It will use a combo of a native plants and bamboo. Hopefully can help fight climate change.

That's great and all if clumping bamboo grew anywhere in zone 6 or 7!

@DerfLrak

4 ай бұрын

Exactly! Don’t have much of a choice in 6

@creepingbrain

25 күн бұрын

You should get away with clumpers like Fargesia Robusta Campbell or Fargesia Winter Joy in zone 7, maybe in zone 6, but don't expect to grow as tall as in more temperate zone. Some of the more recent cultivars of Fargesia are very hardy, they'll survive down to minus 20C or even lower with very little leaf drop.

Bamboo everywhere please, it’s prettier than flowers and trees so they can die 😍

what is the name of the clumping bamboo you are showing in this video

@allanfoster5418

Ай бұрын

Golden Bamboo is the one to get.

How can you tell which way the running bamboo will grow?

@BManStan1991

Жыл бұрын

It should tell you right on the pot. If not look up the species online.

@obijuankenobi420

Жыл бұрын

Wherever it wants.....it literally spread through 4 states in the south

@BManStan1991

6 ай бұрын

​@@obijuankenobi420most of those are the American native bamboo, but yes, running bamboo is no good for a suburban lot. Just get hardy clumping bamboo

Not always true! Our clumping bamboo turned Ito a running one once it was pot-bound, and found its way out of the structure. This year we will dismantle the structure, pull the entire hedge over, chop it into sections, rebuild the planter with stone, replant half back in, and donate the rest!

Too late i already got the bamboo

Never plant bamboo, you will Ruin your garden and the gardens of ther garden arround. It can be very expensiv to fix a problem with bamboo

I have running bamboo

Can I plant them in a raised garden bed??? I was thinking it could act as a barrier or blocker

@hwangmiyeon1001

Жыл бұрын

Yes it grow on a raised garden bed

@astridexplorer5096

Жыл бұрын

If it's running bamboo, no worries. It will take over that garden bed and everything else.

They had giant Bamboo at Malaga , I took some cuttings and it didn't grow , probably because they were plastic, I was totally Bamboozled....

Can this grow in desert climates?

@hwangmiyeon1001

Жыл бұрын

yes bamboo can grow in the desert

You'll never ever get rid of bamboo once you plant it

😇

There are a fair amount of the details in this video that are wrong, but the general idea is correct. Most clumping bamboo is tropical and generally doesn't grow well in much of the USA.

What kind of bamboo was in the last picture ?