Invasive Bamboo

Hi all,

I am new here, sorry if I’ve posted in the wrong area!

I’m not much of a gardener, and know little about it. I bought my first house and there is a serious bamboo issue between myself and the neighbouring property.

I had a few stems of bamboo my side, on the boundary line there was a big row between our houses. It was not clumped, and has spread.

My side the roots only lifted a paving slab or two, fortunately the paving was solid and they couldn’t get through. My neighbour on the other hand, it’s in her drains, near her house, in between patio slabs. I have an extension done recently and the builders had to remove a massive root between us that may have set off or dispersed some further rhizomes maybe. Mine has been ripped out but because there’s is not dealt with, it’s growing into mine all over again. It has also caused a lot more to shoot up in hers as maybe it was disturbed.

They’ve said the bamboo is coming from my house, but I can’t see how that has been determined given we both bought at the same time and it’s been an issue ongoing between both. Is there a way to see where bamboo was planted originally/ coming from? I’m so worried that it is just everywhere.

thank you

 

Hello and welcome to GC
What a shame that it's causing aggro between you. You're going to have to settle differences and work together to get rid of it! It might help to know that even the so-called 'clumping' bamboos go crazy when they find a source of water, so it's no wonder that it's heading for the drains. Could you perhaps involve your insurance Companies' help in getting it professionally removed? Instead of disputing whose it was originally, far better to gang up on the plant and eliminate the problem once and for all.

 

Hello and welcome to GC forums.

 

Thanks all! I agree, though the neighbour doesn’t seem to. Hopefully we will find a way forward somehow