Root Screening Large Bamboo...

[Mulberry View]

We are dividing a 1-Acre landscaped garden for our plot and the view from the Kitchen of the 'existing' Bungalow is seen here. Our build will be positioned behind the substantial existing screening in the left-hand portion of this photo and of that, the large Bamboo cluster seen in the centre is a major factor so we would like to keep it.

 

 

I know Bamboo is an absolute nightmare for controlling the spread, we currently have a cane coming up in the middle of the lawn a good 60-70 feet from the main cluster. The canes stand about 50 feet tall

 

Has anyone any experience of root screening? I gather it's a case of digging a trench around the cluster, installing a liner of some sort to prevent the rhizomes from travelling.

 

Any words of wisdom would be appreciated...

[oldkettle]

All I can say is dig it out when the digger is on site - I did it a month ago with ours and it was way smaller. Sooner or later it will escape, why spend any money on trying to prevent it when there are many nicer shrubs that will give you the screen and won't try to spread.

Sorry.