wanted - a hardy bamboo

woodthrush

15 years ago

Need some for a privacy screen about 6ft or longer.. it can run all it wants or can.

Pam

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toadsrcool
15 years ago
I am growing bamboo myself and I love it. Here in CT mine runs very slowly. But I was going to offer a way to get bamboo in your area which worked for me. I was driving around in the winter and I saw a few homes who ahd bamnboo. It's easy to see in winter time. I asked them if I could dig some up (they had a HUGE patch of it) and they said they'd gladly give some up. Just an idea....
angela00
15 years ago
We have hardy bamboo surrounding our home on three sides (I live in the city and it's a GREAT privacy fence). It grows 10-12 feet high and shoots quickly. It spreads quickly and the new shoots are edible and make a great Asian soup. The stalks are thinner than some varieties I've seen. I don't know what kind they are (they came with the house), but I am in Maryland and have read that bamboo is indigenous to this region (though it was clear cut when the land was settled by farmers and there isn't much around anymore). I'm new to this site and just bought a home last summer. I'm interested in veggies and edible landscaping. Perhaps we can organize a trade.
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I think the only running bamboo that is hardy in zone 4 is phyllostachys nuda.
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I have phyllostachys aureasuculata. It's hardy to zone 4 and formas a lovely screen. I'm interested in your heucheras which I think we've traded before.

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