I can’t figure out how it could possibly be drawing enough nutrients to live, and yet there it is. I’d have chopped it up and dragged it away but now I’m impressed and want to see how long it goes on.
Bamboo is just a really big grass. Most grasses can handle having their stems bent to extreme angles because they’re hollow. So the bending folds the outer layer rather than ripping it apart entirely.
In the pictures it’s clear it’s not just folded, though. Most of the stalk is severed, barring one little strip of bark. And it’s still flourishing. Wild.
Nothing can kill bamboo. That’s why it’s considered invasive in areas it’s not local to, it just goes
It really depends on the species of bamboo, and where you plant it. Some bamboo species grow with rhizomes, so once it’s established, good luck getting rid of it. IIRC it’s golden bamboo that is a problem in the south. But it doesn’t grow nearly as fast as people think; it’s not kudzu. And it really needs full sun, so it doesn’t get established unless it’s away from large trees.
There are a few spots on my commute that have been taken over by bamboo. They’re pretty isolated from each other. If I was going to guess, I’d say that both were planted intentionally to control erosion.
not only that, its also incredibly hard to contain.
While it doesn’t really apply to bamboo, this is kind of the way hedgerows are laid. The main trunk of the “tree” is cut most of the way through (called a pleacher), then laid on its side. New growth then sprouts from both the laid trunk, still getting nutrients from the stump, and the stump itself.
Check out coppice if you’re more interested. It’s pretty amazing what trees can do.
Bamboo is resilient as fuck.
Bamboo is a type of grass, a mowed lawn keeps on growing.
But usually the clippings stop growing
