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Before we moved we looked into growing
bamboo. Very interesting critters that come in all sizes, shapes AND
colors, including black and polka dotted!
There are two types of bamboo, running bamboo and
clump bamboo. Clump bamboo is shallow rooted and is the type you can
contain by putting a two to three foot barrier around it. The running
bamboo is the type that takes over. The clumping type bamboo is usually
not cold-hardy. Fountain Bamboo (E. nitida) is hardy to zero degrees F and
Fargesia muriciae which is hardy to -20 but is rare.
The really big bamboo that is used like wood such
as the Giant Timber Bamboo (6" diameter) and Moso Bamboo (8" diameter) are
running bamboo.
Lynda
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