Bamboo for windbreak (forum)

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I just discovered that bamboo might be the ideal windbreak for us (the clumping form. It seems to grow incredibly fast, you get garden stakes, vegetable and apparently you can feed it to lifestock too. In "bamboo rediscovered" they tell you that it grows happily amongst gum trees and in shade.
Seems too good to be true.

Time: 5th January 2011 3:15pm

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MaryT says...
No, it's not too good to be true; it is true

Time: 6th January 2011 1:20pm

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ringelstrumpf says...
I've ordered seven plants from Greenpatch.
Hopefully they will grow quickly.

Time: 6th January 2011 2:31pm

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MaryT says...
Some grow faster than other; I presume you discussed it with Greenpatch regarding your requirements. I have some black bamboo that I exchange with friends now and then. They are runners though and need to be contained, but their beauty surpasses all.

Time: 7th January 2011 4:06pm

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MaryT says...
Photo of my black bamboo; they're green at first then turns ebony in the sun as they harden.

Time: 7th January 2011 4:13pm

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ringelstrumpf says...
I'm very excited about these bamboos, even it might look a bit weird up here in the mountains.

Time: 7th January 2011 7:34pm

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MaryT says...
Bamboo is not for the faint hearted; Sydney people usually recoil in horror if you tell them you have bamboo in your garden. :)

Time: 8th January 2011 5:49pm

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