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Harry K:
IMO she can't charge you. But you say you are new to the neighborhood
which means you didn't plant that crap. If I were you, I would be
doing my best to get rid of it. Not for the neighbor's benefit but for
yours. Who needs something that is going to take over your yard? It
isn't easy to eradicate but every year you wait makes it harder.



Many people obviously don't
understand the nature of Bamboo. This ia a rapidly growing, invasive
plant. It's not easy to control and can't be compared to having a
neighbor's tree branch growing over the property line. Tree branches
can be cut back maybe once every couple years, if that, to keep them
under control. Also, even if left alone, they can only grow so far.
Bamboo will just keep going and spreading and will quickly overtake an
entire backyard if not stopped.

The fact that the neighbor just wants the cost of some Roundup is most
reasonable. However, you can expect that it's gonna need to be sprayed
every few months during the growing season. Which begs the obvious
question of what is going on with the bamboo in the yard of the person
asking this question? What keeps it from spreading there? If it were
me, I'd pay the neighbor for the Roundup and then get some myself and
eliminate what essentially is an out of control weed once and for all.


I have to agree with the guys above, and say that the neighbor lady,
whatever her social skills might be, has a real reason to be upset about the
bamboo. Anyone who has ever tried to get rid of bamboo on their property
would feel the same. It is a terrible plant to have in the yard, and I
don't understand why *both* parties aren't diggin the damn things up. OP,
if you're still here (and not a People's Court troll), I would really
recommend that you not only help your neighbor get rid of hers, but also get
rid of yours. In my FL house, we had a patch of bamboo that took digging up
that section of the yard to finally get rid of it. Even Round Up didn't do
it.

Getting upset over a tree branch, yeah, that would make her a whacko.
Bamboo, however, is entirely different.

Donna