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[Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>]

That was interesting about the suit.

I'm planting 'Kuril Island' (supposedly the best shoots) near my 
seasonal creek.  It's already choked with the "native" willow, so that 
should provide some shade for it.  Away from this ditch, it's too dry 
here in summer to support lush growth of bamboo on open ground.  To be 
honest, I'll be surprised if it thrives; there's usually some catch.  
But people in the Southeast, where it's wet and the winters are mild 
enough, should really beware of it.

Bill
S. Oregon coast

clhw wrote:

> Gene -- there is at least one bamboo email group or was years ago.
> They have many varities in their database.
> I believe all bamboo could be considered invasive if not controlled.
> We eliminated one planted grove here years ago -- it was right next to the
> barn -- by repeated mowing. It probably took 3 years for it to not come
> back up.
>
> What was suggested was when you make the initial planting to encircle the
> area where you hope to contain the variety with metal which goes 6 or 7
> inches below the surface. I'm trying to find more.
>
> OK. One poster said:
> ** Bamboo lives in the top six to twelve inches of
> soil as a rule. A narrow trench twelve to eighteen inches deep down the
> property line will sever most roots and rhizomes and keep matters calm for a
> couple of years at least. One of those handy Japanese type pull saws are
> excellent for cutting off older culms. If you can get in touch with any
> bamboo lovers in your area, they might come over to dig it for you in return
> for the rhizomes dug up. For new plantings, zealots put down heavy plastic
> barriers or pour concrete walls as deep as thirty inches. Others sink some
> half-barrels in the ground as planting sites. Running and clumping bamboo
> both take a little annual tending at shooting time to keep them in bounds,
> the rest of the year they behave quite well. It is sort of like billy goats
> in rut, I guess, happens only once a year. There are exceptions, of course.
> But that is what makes life more interesting, yes?**
>
> In 1995, the group was:
> Internet Bamboo Group <bamboo AT housing.ucsc.edu>
>
> One thread I saved some posts on was using bamboo in geodesic dome 
> construction.
> There is also a court case in which some 8 foot tall bamboo escaped and
> supposedly ruined the deck of the home next door! The bamboo grower won the
> case.
>
> I found this:
> Guadua angustifolia is the
>  
>
> > no. 1 contruction bamboo in the world due to its resistance to bugs and its
> > ability to resist splitting when nailed.
> >    
> (NOTE: This variety is grown primarily in Costa Rica and Columbia, SA)
>
> There are many groups and books.
> Powder post beetles and nematodes seem to be pest problems for some varieties.
>
> This is probably more information than you wanted.
>
>
>  
>
> > I have long wanted to have a construction bamboo grove and have the ideal
> > place for it. But I have not yet figured out how to ensure that it stays on
> > my property. Does anyone know of a construction bamboo that is non-invasive?
> >
> >    
>
>
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