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Proposed F. robusta hedge against a boundary

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I am thinking about transplanting some robusta plants to form a hedge along the fence shown in the picture. I was wondering about the best method of containing the plants on the fence side. If the best method of containment is a commercial rhizome barrier, what specification is needed for a clumping bamboo: depth, thickness of material, etc. Many thanks in advance!
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Maybe lay down a row of cement paving stones and cover them with mulch?
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iain,

Don't know if you looked through these threads of Cordyman with robusta behavior

http://www.bambooweb.info/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7469 with pic showing lifting coping stones

http://www.bambooweb.info/bb/viewtopic. ... 283#p72283 showing spreading behavior
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Thank you for the replies!
needmore wrote:Maybe lay down a row of cement paving stones and cover them with mulch?
Brad, that would be great, but wouldn't the emerging rhizomes simply lift the slabs or even produce long rhizome necks? In one of the threads wind-borne kindly linked here, rhizomes are lifting a coping stone. The only info I could find on clumping bamboo and barriers was at Kimmei.com, where they suggest a barrier of 30/35 cms (11/13").

I just had to redo after losing the post. Cordyman's image.
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Somewhere on forum I believe, Roy Rogers has a post about using concrete pavers to control tropical clumpers, F robusta should be ..less robust, than those so perhaps there is a particular technique?
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I have found Roy's posts. I see you have pointed other's there "once or twice" in the past.

http://www.bambooweb.info/bb/viewtopic. ... ers#p71417

http://www.bambooweb.info/bb/viewtopic. ... ol+barrier
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Seems like it should work for a Fargesia?
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A easy and less expensive alternative may be commercial roofing paper made with various plastics. I used some years ago to control Black bamboo and it's still going strong. I'm behind the power curve re the nomenclature etc but retailers will provide info. My robusta is pretty shallow but I'd sink the paper down 2 1/2 to 3 ft. RGds
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needmore wrote:Seems like it should work for a Fargesia?
I'm not sure. Tarzanus had a spectabilis rhizome lift a slab that was heavier than he could lift.
fredgpops wrote:A easy and less expensive alternative may be commercial roofing paper made with various plastics. I used some years ago to control Black bamboo and it's still going strong. I'm behind the power curve re the nomenclature etc but retailers will provide info. My robusta is pretty shallow but I'd sink the paper down 2 1/2 to 3 ft. RGds
I would like to know this product. I have looked at a few retailers and the only thing I could find that was feasible from a financial perspective was clear corrugated PVC sheeting, and that stuff becomes brittle under UV. I don't know how it would react in the soil. If it would work.
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I used the commercial roofing stuff about 10 years ago and don't remember name, etc. It was sold by a roofing supply company and was only sold in a roll. I had a large area to cover and used the whole roll. I don't remember the cost but it seemed reasonable re the size of the project. I compared barrier materials sold by the bamboo guys and it was way cheaper. If your project is relatively small, this may not be cost effective. RGds
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Thanks for chiming in. The area I have to cover is only about 10 metres/32 feet.
fredgpops wrote:My robusta is pretty shallow but I'd sink the paper down 2 1/2 to 3 ft. RGds
I am not saying it is not warranted but that is deep, man.
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