Bamboo

hmoprop

Hi

Can anyone please help me identify what type of bamboo are there?

1. Specifically are these the shooting / running ones?
2.  And what care does this need?
3. Is it easy to remove these completely?
   

Thanks

hmoprop

hmoprop said:

Hi

Can anyone please help me identify what type of bamboo are there?

1. Specifically are these the shooting / running ones?
2.  And what care does this need?
3. Is it easy to remove these completely?
   

Thanks

And to confirm this is only growth there is in the garden what you see in the attached pics.

Davesnave

They look like clumpers to me. If they've stayed your side of the fence and not pushed the patio up they probably are. No idea of the varieties.

How easy to dig up is subjective. A typical 7 stone weakling and a 15 stone weightlifter are going to have different opinions, especially if the latter has a mattock!  In my experience the clumpers don't go deep, but I used a moderately large digger to relocate ours!

FreeBear

Even clump forming bamboo will run, especially when cut back to ground level. I have broken two forks trying to dig out clumps of the stuff here. Whilst it is shallow rooting, it it still darned difficult to dig out. A mini-digger or stump grinder may be the better option(s) rather than trying to do it by hand.

Davesnave

The tool to use if you don't have a mini-digger lying around, is a mattock.

hmoprop

Thanks for al the replies.

How much I am looking at money wise.. if I were to ask someone to remove this correctly for me?

FreeBear

I've had quotes of £1K+ to remove some very well established clumps - Told them to .... off. Can hire a stump grinder for ~£75 per day..

hmoprop

FreeBear said:

I've had quotes of £1K+ to remove some very well established clumps - Told them to .... off. Can hire a stump grinder for ~£75 per day..

That sounds a lot. Assume there are lot of bamboos.

FreeBear

hmoprop said:

FreeBear said:

I've had quotes of £1K+ to remove some very well established clumps - Told them to .... off. Can hire a stump grinder for ~£75 per day..

That sounds a lot. Assume there are lot of bamboos.

Two very well established clumps that I want out. Maybe around 1m by 750mm each.

hmoprop

FreeBear said:

hmoprop said:

FreeBear said:

I've had quotes of £1K+ to remove some very well established clumps - Told them to .... off. Can hire a stump grinder for ~£75 per day..

That sounds a lot. Assume there are lot of bamboos.

Two very well established clumps that I want out. Maybe around 1m by 750mm each.

Looking at this, doesnt look that difficult

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQeMYLpJiT0

FreeBear

Well, he had some geotextile under the clump from when it was first planted. This would have limited the root spread and makes it much easier to dig out.