On 12/01/2021 14:22, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , GB wrote:
On 11/01/2021 22:00, john west wrote:

Isn't growing bamboo only a shade less risky than growing Japanese Knot
Weed? Surely, if the roots are safely enclosed in a plastic tab, that's
a very good thing?

Yes, or no, or maybe (to choice). SOME bamboos are invasive, but
others are not.

Indeed. See "Types of bamboo" here;
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=79

I grow Phyllostachys nigra ("Black" bamboo), and it's taken 7 years to
double its clump-size. It hasn't spread.

Being a grass, bamboo can be killed by repeated application of glyphosate.

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Jeff