How to Get Rid of Invasive Bamboo

Hello, my friend, hello again; today we come together to talk about How to Get Rid of Invasive Bamboo and hope the blog can help you.

If your invasive running bamboo has you bamboozled about how to stop it in its tracks, we suggest slowing it down a bit first.

Clumping bamboos such as Fargesias don’t pose a problem, as they stay pretty much in place. It is the running invasive bamboo in the genera Bambusa, Phyllostachys, Pleioblastus, and Pseudosasa that will run you ragged. Although their roots usually don’t extend more than 12 to 18 inches deep, they are difficult to dig due to their extensive horizontal spread.

When deciding how to get rid of bamboo, keep in mind that it requires surface growth to feed energy back into its rhizomes. Persistently or otherwise eliminating growth should cause those rhizomes to curl up and die—in 3 years or so!