Rhizomes on clumping bamboo are not as long and grow more slowly, so they are easier to contain. “I would feel comfortable planting a clumping bamboo in my yard,” Campbell says.

Fiona then says, "Start digging a trench around the perimeter of the bamboo clump, going at least a foot deep. As you go, sever any rhizomes you encounter using the axe or a sharp spade.

Even so, “Bamboo Rhizomes” holds considerable promise, as does the institution that was bold enough to present it. Originally Published: February 4, 1997 at 1:00 AM CST. Share this: ...

Answer: To control bamboo effectively, it’s important to understand how it grows. Like Bermuda grass, bamboo grows from radiating rhizomes, which are long roots that radiate out horizontally ...

Rhizomes can generate new plants as much as 20 feet away from the original plant. They may crowd and eventually exclude adjacent plants, including natives, and threaten biodiversity.

The golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea), widely available everywhere from neighborhood nurseries to the Home Depot, is the Jackie Joyner-Kersee of the bamboo world, sending its rhizomes ...

Bamboo rhizomes can grow several feet in a single year and provide the means to become an aggressive invader. Golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea), for example, was introduced to Alabama in 1882 as ...

A stand of bamboo sends out rhizomes as it expands across a property in Westport on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Brian A. Pounds.

Rhizomes can generate new plants as much as 20 feet away from the original plant. They may crowd and eventually exclude adjacent plants, including natives, and threaten biodiversity.