Bamboo for privacy
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BlueberryBundtcake - 6a/MA
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WANTED: bamboo for privacy in backyard
Comments (0)Does anyone have some extra bamboo they can spare? don't like hedges, would like bamboo. at least bamboo can be used for projects, too!...See MoreClump Bamboo: for privacy hedge near pool, plz help!
Comments (10)Mike- If you're talking about filling a 10' wide space with 3 B. lako of that size, I think -- depending on your growing conditions -- that it will be a good 5 years before you get them to approximate a filled-in hedge...or even have to think about topping them. The other concern I have about B. lako (and other large bamboo) is that, once it matures, it tends to have less foliage near the ground than the top, so you could be topping a lot of the higher up foliage, and leaving lower culms that look a little bare. If you must top, don't do all the culms at the same height, so it will look a little more natural. I know B. lako is beautiful, but I also have an alternate suggestion: get a smaller clumper (say, Bambusa multiplex 'Golden goddess'), that you won't have to crop. Or get an open clumper, like Yushania anceps, which acts like a clumper, but will spread out faster than a true clumper. However, it won't be so fast that you can't easily rhizome prune if it starts to move in the wrong direction (it simply doesn't send out long runners), and it only reaches a height of 12', so you wouldn't have to top it. Here is a picture of 3 of them (they're to the right of the lantern) that I planted against a 9' high fence. That was right after planting; they've filled out nicely over the last 3 years, but I don't have a picture of that since I sold that house. My only concern in making this recommendation to you is that Y. anceps prefers something less than full sun, and your spot looks pretty sunny. Maybe someone here has some experience with growing it in your conditions....See MoreBamboo as privacy border on road?
Comments (8)I agree with Kentuck...something doesn't add up with the Zone info. I'm in Zone 8 and it gets into the teens here every year for a few days at least. I checked the Zones for St. Louis and it is indeed Zone 6, which mean temps would be expected to go down to around zero F at times during the winter. When it comes to Zone hardiness, averages mean nothing: hardiness is based on the lowest temperature reached in any 24 hour period. There are few Bambusas that will survive going below 20F, and they will get culm and leaf damage above that. Before the OP buys anything, it's important to get the temperature issue resolved....See MoreBamboo for privacy in zone 5/6
Comments (4)Arundinarea gigantea is hardy to about -10F, which means it suffers aboveground damage above that temp, and completely dies at or below that temp. There are hardier bamboo, like P. nuda (a runner) and some of the Fargesias (which are clumpers). If you are in Zone 5/6, it would be good to find out the species that does well there, because there aren't many that will stay evergreen in your low temps. Below is a link to someone who grows a lot of bamboo in Zone 6. You can get an idea from this link of what suffers the least in thar area. Here is a link that might be useful: Zone 6 bamboo...See MoreHU-216298097
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