[Arid_gardener] Re: Bamboo Suited to Maricopa County

[Dick Gross]

When you buy bamboo, be sure the variety is "clumping", not running, and you are not apt to have a problem.

People are intrigued by timber bamboo that are all, I believe, running. At the Cooperative Extension, we have two bamboo patches that have not changed significantly in size in ten years. Look at them  

Dick Gross, Master Gardener Volunteer, U of A MCCE

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Olin Miller" <derGartenArzt at worldnet.att.net>
To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>; <Evljohn at aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:55 PM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Re: Bamboo Suited to Maricopa County


> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Evljohn at aol.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 2:13 PM
> 
>> How well do bamboo trees grow in Maricopa county, considering the
>> soil, heat, etc.?
> 
>          Very well.  Considered invasive to many of us.
> 
>> Also, are they high water usage plants and will their spreading roots
>> be a major problem, especially around a pool?
> 
>         Yes, to both questions.
> 
> Olin Miller
> Master Gardner Volunteer
> 
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