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Bamboo

21 years ago

I have a budhas belly bamboo and a black bamboo both in very large pots at present but i would like to plant them in my garden. The garden bed i was thinking about is right beside my pool do these type of bamboo take over and would their roots be a hazard to the pool. Any ideas?

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CoralCoast_Tropicals
21 years ago
The roots will not harm your pool, you might get a few leaves in it though but that isn't too hard to live with.

Andrew
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