Landscape architect here, trying to ID this hedge -- looks most like a bamboo to me, but not a variety I am familiar with, either that or the growing conditions have made it wonky. Sorry I don't have better leaf/stem photos, this was from an architect I work with. You can see fairly well if you zoom in.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
My neighbor just today got multiple very large bamboo plants and is setting them up along our fence line.
Every specifies identifier is telling me something different so I’m coming to you.
I’m trying to figure out if it’s invasive and how quickly I’d need to get a root barrier installed. Thank you!
(We are in Northern California near Sacramento if that affects your answer)
UPDATE: they’ve been planted in the ground. I went to their house to speak but no one answered, and I saw a For Sale sign. (I’m never on that side of the street so I didn’t know) I called the realtor and she said the owner has left the state and the owner hired a landscaper to do this. She thinks it is clumping but is going to connect the seller with me to talk.
Question up above.
Firstly I'm wondering this as someone who lives in a tropical nations (Philippines) where bamboos are native plants that just grow anywhere.
The species here are mostly the clumping bamboo type that grow in pockets or clusters only but there are some running bamboo varieties that exist but have a hard time being a nuisance.
But as someone who is used to living with a giant bamboo cluster in your yard in rural mountains.. why is bamboo so feared as an uncontrollable monster?
I'm guessing it has something to do that there's no native competition against bamboo, people don't harvest for food, construction material etc. as much unlike here in SEA (southeast asia), and then lastly, large grass lawns being prefect sites for unimpeded bamboo expansion.
This bamboo is across the road from my home. The neighbor says it has been there 30-40 years. He allows me to remove older/dead shoots to make stakes for my garden.
Hi , recently want a privacy wall in my yard. Don’t know anything about bamboo. It’s the local post have type of bamboo I should go for? Prefer edible. And how’s the price?
I cut it all down and will remove the stocks
This bamboo was planted on our property many years ago to be used for projects. The handy person is gone now and I want to use it, but not sure how to process what I need.
Our first project is going to be a small fence around a garden (mainly for looks). The fence posts are already there.
I’m assuming we will need to cut them down middle and then can I nail it right up or does it need to dry out for some period? Also can I just use normal wood screws?
Thank you! Excited to start using this finally.
Edit: also, some of the bamboo is old and grey, does this matter for using in projects?
As the title says, I can’t seem to get my bamboo to grow very good. It’s growing, but just not as fast as I would assume based on everything I read on the Internet. Is there some sort of fertilizer or trick to getting these to grow faster?
My neighbor's bamboo has started coming up in my backyard. If I have a trench dug, what would the most effective barrier? And the trench should be 24", right? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks
Out of the six Phyllostachys Atrovaginata (Incense Bamboo) plants that I put out last October, each at around 5 to 7 foot tall, this seems to be the only cane growth I’ll be getting this year besides some leaves being replaced. I’m still happy about it, the shoots were a nice treat to discover last week (though the photos above were taken today). Somewhat interestingly, this spot in the planting area may be the most difficult in terms of soil. It’s compact clay and full of big rocks, which is one of the main reasons why I chose Atrovaginata.
I live in North Jersey and the previous owners installed bamboo approx. 18+ years ago along the fence line. The installed thick plastic barrier around the bamboo to keep it from spreading but it has spread. I've read conflicting advice on how to kill it but the location makes it difficult especially digging out the rhizomes. Some of the bamboo reached 20-30' in the air which I have trimmed down only for it regrow within a few weeks (amazing really). The 2nd attempt last year was to cut down to the ground AND trim it down to 10-12' and most of the stalks have not increased much in height. A few questions so I can figure out how to kill it:
We have this potted bamboo that was passed from the apartments previous owner. Think it’s been in there for 5+ years. It was green and lush last summer, but is now yellow and dead looking, froze over the NYC winter. We cut some of more dead-looking stalks to soil level and also trimmed off dead leaves on the greener stalks to see if they grow back.
It’s been about two weeks and there’s been no progress. Anything else we can do or should be doing?
Hi Bamboo experts, My partner and I viewed a house today we love, but we’re concerned to see this dense clump of bamboo (clearly planted as a privacy screen) on the edge of the garden, clearly between the house and the fence (even more concerning). New shoots were showing up about 15cm-ish in other vegetation. Nothing obvious on the patio. Is anyone able to figure out what species it is from this photo? Obviously the type can affect how we feel about proceeding with the house/ the risk to significant damage and neighbour problems. Any insights/ info appreciated!