Bamboo Screening in Brisbane

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  altomic on 03/10/2023 - 23:26

  +14

  I live in brisbane. I have yet to meet a single person who says "planting bamboo was a good decision "

  It grows and grows and grows. Drops crap. And is continually requireing ongoing maintenance.

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    Socialsuicide01 on 04/10/2023 - 01:24

    Cool, any suggestions for a suitable screen that is 10mtrs long and 7mtrs high in mostly full sun and looks nice?….under 2k of course

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      ForkSnorter on 04/10/2023 - 09:29

      If the fence is strong enough, you can plant bamboo in long trays (pots) that hang off the fence. I've seen them get about 3 metres above the fence just from pots, without any danger of spreading through the garden. Probably wouldn't work with a basic pine paling fence though.

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      altomic on 05/10/2023 - 01:18

      lillypilly. will take ~2 years with regular watering.

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    [Deactivated] on 04/10/2023 - 09:02

    +4

    @altomic
    Yep couldn't agree more.
    It's a mongrel and hard to kill.
    I planted the clumping variety which was supposedly non-invasive but it escaped under the fence into the neighbour's yard.
    I didn't know that the clumping variety needs a root barrier installed.
    I hit it with multiple applications of herbicide, cut it to ground level and covered it in black plastic and mulch.
    It still sends up shoots which need to be sprayed.

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    DiscountForThee on 04/10/2023 - 13:54

    +2

    My old neighbours planted bamboo in their backyard, which of course means that I also have bamboo in my backyard. They sprout pretty quickly and all over the place.

    So many leaves, and a surprising amount of small sticks and branches. They never stop falling - every season, those things are pumping out the leaves

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  brendanm on 04/10/2023 - 08:31

  You aren't going to get a starting height of 4-5m, 10m long, for $2k.

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    Socialsuicide01 on 04/10/2023 - 10:20

    Yeah I can, 1 plant 4 to 5mtrs tall $150 average price, 1.5mtrs apart for planting.

    So to address all of the above ie: bamboo is a pain in the arse…….none of that is a revelation. One of my neighbours has a bamboo screen right on my/our fence line and it's perfect . 10 mtrs tall, great for privacy , yes it drops leaves and I couldn't care less about it, and it hasn't crept over to my yard, been there for 15yrs.

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      brendanm on 04/10/2023 - 11:04

      What sort of bamboo is that? I've had bamboo for a couple of years as my diagonal backyard neighbour built a massive shed in suburbia, it's worked out well so far.

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  jv on 04/10/2023 - 09:14

  Bamboo Screening in Brisbane

  Don't customs always do this?