Bamboo - good or mistake?

I thought of planting some bamboo in my backyard as a kind of wall between the woods, but I have heard people say it spreads like crazy and it is a huge mistake. Has anyone ever dealt with it? Should I do it or not?

Bamboo - good or mistake?
Bamboo is a great barrier. It is however very invasive if not planted correctly. I suggest containing it in some way. You can pue a barrier around it like some pressure treated wood or some kind of metal. I suggest something about 2 feet in the ground all the way around it and about 3 or 4 inches above the ground. This can stop it from spreading. It's not like the plague so if you choose not to contain it, it will just be a bit of work cutting back and digging up what you don't want. Good luck!
Reply:Yep and if you plant it, it will grow and spread everywhere. It also heads for water sources so be extra careful planting it where you have automatic sprinkler pipe because it will find it. You can create a barrier around its roots to keep it from spreading or plant it in the ground in a container to keep it from taking over. It is really hard to kill once it gets going. It was a huge mistake for us, a lot of sprinkler pipe repairs and it took over really fast.
Reply:I planted some about ten years ago and have been fighting


the last few years I would suggest NO !!!!!!
Reply:people!!! Not all bamboo is invasive running bamboo!!!!!!!!!!!





You dont say where you live, but there are several nice clumpers that will tolerate cold climes (Fargesia). Clumping bamboo does NOT spread like crazy. A clump can be 50 years old and be only 10 feet across





If you are in fda zone 8 or higher you can choose from hundreds of beautiful and amazing tropical clumping bamboo.





PLEASE folks dont assume all bamboo is invasive!
Reply:Well it does spread like crazy, but it also looks beautiful and makes a great privacy fence. If you keep it contained within an area then you should be fine. I have had friends that made sure there was a good barrier and had no problems with it spreading. On the flip side, My mom had it as a privacy fence along the side of her back property and she had sprouts coming up through cracks in her driveway about 40ft. from the bamboo. So anyway, I would suggest using timber bamboo and keep it confined with either concrete, brick or rock.


Good luck and happy planting!

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