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Golden Goddess Bamboo?
Posted on 2/8/21 at 9:12 am
Posted on 2/8/21 at 9:12 am
I’m terrified of putting bamboo on my property. Talk me into it.
I’ve got a neighbor who burns shite 100’ from my house and he has a shed I overlook. I want a privacy hedge to block some of the smoke and view from him. Can I expect this variety to not be invasive to the neighbors fence?
I’ve got a neighbor who burns shite 100’ from my house and he has a shed I overlook. I want a privacy hedge to block some of the smoke and view from him. Can I expect this variety to not be invasive to the neighbors fence?
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Posted on 2/8/21 at 9:17 am to Sheepdog1833
You will need a bamboo barrier to stop it from rooting. Not sure the names, but essentially it is a rubber barrier dug 2-3 feet down into the soil.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 9:23 am to Sheepdog1833
It looks like a clumping bamboo possibly. I have a few clumping types but not this one. I would out the barrier towards the fence so it doesn't go underneath.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 9:48 am to Sheepdog1833
I wouldn't do it. I've never met someone that is happy they planted bamboo. Usually it's the extreme in the other direction.
Where are you? Can you just get some leyland cypress or something similar that is a tall skinny, fast growing, evergreen barrier?
If South Louisiana that won't be an option, but wasn't sure where you were.
Where are you? Can you just get some leyland cypress or something similar that is a tall skinny, fast growing, evergreen barrier?
If South Louisiana that won't be an option, but wasn't sure where you were.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 9:49 am to Sheepdog1833
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I’m terrified of putting bamboo on my property. Talk me into it.
Golden Goddess is probably your best option if it has to be bamboo. Even though this is a clumping variety, it still spreads, just not as aggressively as trailing.
I'd look into Viburnums personally. Unless im planting bamboo in a concrete planter, i'm not planting bamboo
Root barriers don't work. over time they get overtaken
This post was edited on 2/8/21 at 9:51 am
Posted on 2/8/21 at 10:37 am to Sheepdog1833
Used this variety as a barrier several years ago and can confirm that it will spread. The first year or so it mostly stayed in clumps but it eventually started spreading and got very thick. After 3 years or so years it started to get hard to keep it under control so I dug it all up which was a feat in itself... I do not recommend.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 10:38 am to CatfishJohn
I have clumping bamboo all around the perimeter of our property and love it. Great barrier and doesn't grow anywhere I don't want it to.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 11:14 am to VanRIch
That's awesome. Is that the official name? Do have the scientific name of it or anything? I'd totally use it if I knew I could control it.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:30 pm to CatfishJohn
Sorry, I have just called it clumping bamboo and it was given to us as a house warming gift years ago. I believe it just refers to the type of bamboo regarding how it grows. I think they are many varieties of clumping bamboo.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 2:14 pm to VanRIch
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I have clumping bamboo all around the perimeter of our property and love it. Great barrier and doesn't grow anywhere I don't want it to.
TO me this is a matter of how your lot perimeter is. If you have a more open lot, its forgivable. If you have a traditional suburban lot with neighbors adjacent on all sides, its not going to stay contained by your fence. It will eventually outgrow the space and root under/through your fence.
If you choose bamboo, you're committing to it long haul. Best of luck in your bamboo endeavor
Posted on 2/8/21 at 2:30 pm to Sheepdog1833
Buy a length of 24" plastic culvert pipe. Cut it into 18" sections. Plant bamboo into the culvert pipe sections, leaving 2" of the pipe exposed. Won't get out of the planter, as long as you maintain the top.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 6:46 pm to Sheepdog1833
Golden Goddess is a great clumper but it does take up a good bit of space. It forms large clumps which need to be at least 10ft from the property line. It can be hedged to prevent its leaning natural habit if needed. Best to give it a 20ft radius. It is the cheapest way to screen and will not run. Viburnums are a good choice too but a little more expensive.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 7:53 pm to Sheepdog1833
Alphonse Karr Bamboo is much more attractive in my opinion. It is easy to control, when the shoots are coming up just crush the ones coming up in areas you don't want them to come up. It will make a nice circle if you don't, but I was able to make one side almost straight at my last place by stepping on shoots a couple times a week during the shooting season.
Posted on 2/9/21 at 12:28 pm to Geauxld Finger
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I'd look into Viburnums personally. Unless im planting bamboo in a concrete planter, i'm not planting bamboo
Posted on 2/10/21 at 7:34 am to Geauxld Finger
I can’t speak to it growing beyond a fence. I bought all the lots around our initial lot so it creeping a bit isn’t noticeable to me. But it hasn’t gotten out of control at all.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 12:50 pm to CatfishJohn
I have a similar issue. What are some other options in South LA outside of bamboo?
Posted on 2/10/21 at 1:01 pm to Sheepdog1833
I came to specifically start a thread on Golden Goddess Bamboo just now, and this was at the top of the page.
I've been conditioned through this site to fear bamboo, but it was given to me in a list of plants by garden companies I'm getting quotes on.
I read it was "non-invasive" but I wanted to check here for those who have experience with it. Now I think I'm more confused than before
I've been conditioned through this site to fear bamboo, but it was given to me in a list of plants by garden companies I'm getting quotes on.
I read it was "non-invasive" but I wanted to check here for those who have experience with it. Now I think I'm more confused than before
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:13 pm to habz007
It's a variety that will not run rampant like a trailing bamboo, so its considered "non invasive"
It will spread within its area. in a clumping form. If you are using this around a fence border and you care about it popping up in your neighbors yards, don't use it.
If you have some forgiveness in the area you want to plant it, then go ahead. It's just not a plant I would use in traditional residential applications unless a client specifically requests it or its in a contained planter. Just my .02. It's your yard
It will spread within its area. in a clumping form. If you are using this around a fence border and you care about it popping up in your neighbors yards, don't use it.
If you have some forgiveness in the area you want to plant it, then go ahead. It's just not a plant I would use in traditional residential applications unless a client specifically requests it or its in a contained planter. Just my .02. It's your yard
Posted on 2/10/21 at 4:30 pm to Geauxld Finger
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It will spread within its area. in a clumping form. If you are using this around a fence border and you care about it popping up in your neighbors yards, don't use it.
Good to know... I did read it was more of a clumper than wildfire spreader. But still it would be exactly along my fence line (residential neighborhood). I guess I'll officially nix that option. I was hesitant anyway.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:39 pm to Sheepdog1833
It's a great bamboo but it is a bamboo. It doesn't run at all. It just gets fatter. Your starting plant will end up being 4' in diameter at its base when mature. It's great as a hedge if you have about 10' in width for a hedge. It will drop a ton of leaves like all bamboo but is gorgeous if you want that flowy soft fountain look.
If you can go taller and want narrower, check out Graceful bamboo. It stays in a tighter clump, can have cleaned culms, and doesn't look bad tied up if it starts flopping a little. It will get 20-25' tall. It's canes can be cut as they come up to keep its spread in check.
There's probably a lot of better options for a standard residential sized lot if you want a more traditional hedge look.
If you can go taller and want narrower, check out Graceful bamboo. It stays in a tighter clump, can have cleaned culms, and doesn't look bad tied up if it starts flopping a little. It will get 20-25' tall. It's canes can be cut as they come up to keep its spread in check.
There's probably a lot of better options for a standard residential sized lot if you want a more traditional hedge look.
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