On Monday, February 6, 2012 11:54:09 AM UTC-5, Elliott Plack wrote:
Greetings all. A new property of my family's is covered by a massive

stand of running bamboo. The lot is six acres rectangular, where about

*one and a half* acres of the total acreage is covered by a very dense

stand of running bamboo. It is 350 feet long deep at its longest

dimension The plants have been there for decades, as the property was

allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. It is our intention to

restore the property, inside and out.



Options for removal I've seen generally target small areas. However

this is a much bigger problem! My first thought is to hire someone

with a bulldozer to come push it all down, and then put it all in a

commercial wood chipper. This could get expensive though. What else

can we do? What problems does my scenario present? Hiring a panda bear

would probably not go over well with the neighborhood.



The property is in Towson, Maryland.



Thank you in advance.

Did you manage to eradicate your bamboo? https://www.facebook.com/runawaybamb...unawaybamboomd

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On Monday, February 6, 2012 11:54:09 AM UTC-5, Elliott Plack wrote:
Greetings all. A new property of my family's is covered by a massive

stand of running bamboo. The lot is six acres rectangular, where about

*one and a half* acres of the total acreage is covered by a very dense

stand of running bamboo. It is 350 feet long deep at its longest

dimension The plants have been there for decades, as the property was

allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. It is our intention to

restore the property, inside and out.



Options for removal I've seen generally target small areas. However

this is a much bigger problem! My first thought is to hire someone

with a bulldozer to come push it all down, and then put it all in a

commercial wood chipper. This could get expensive though. What else

can we do? What problems does my scenario present? Hiring a panda bear

would probably not go over well with the neighborhood.

Cut it all down and burn, wait for it to regrow and spray with a good
weedkiller.