Controlling - Phyllostachys aurea

[mudcow007]

Evening all

we have just bought a Phyllostachys aurea bamboo, thinking it was a
clumper but have since found it can misbehave an start to run all over
the garden

i was planning on planting it at the back of one of our borders, not im
concerned it will take over!

so the idea is to install some kind of barrier to restrict its
movements, what is the recommended space to give it? also how deep down
shall i go?

i have damp proof membrane (visqueen) which i thought would be ok - im
kinda concerned it would be able to escape this though

sorry for all the questions!

thanks




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mudcow007

[echinosum]

The difficulty is explaining this stuff running stuff accurately, which
is why there is so much misunderstanding. Ph aurea is a running bamboo
and in climates with warm damp summers - warmer and damper than
Liverpool, it is uncontrollable. In Liverpool it is cool enough that it
is unlikely to do wild like it does in the Azores. I have some Ph aurea
in Bucks I planted about 10 years ago and it still hasn't spread more
than a foot. But i have it surrounded by lawn and can mow off anything
too cheeky, so I haven't bothered with a barrier (unlike some of my
bamboos I have against the property boundary where I don't want to annoy
the neighbour). But it is wise to put in a barrier if you can't keep an
eye on its spread so easily, or have potential to annoy someone.
Barrier needs to be 50cm deep and needs to be something you can't make a
hole in very easily by pressing a sharp point against it. 1mm thick
hdpe sheeting is sold for the purpose.




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echinosum