Containing and Removing Bamboo
… Several species of running bamboo have proven invasive in the U.S., both colonizing uncultivated lands and spreading … bamboo degrades natural areas and displaces native plants. In Maryland, invasive bamboos belong to four genera: …
Invasives in Your Woodland: Golden Bamboo
… Roadside growth of Golden bamboo. Photo by Karan Rawlins/University of … Updated: May 3, 2022 By Andrew Kling Golden bamboo, also known as fishpole bamboo or running bamboo, is an invasive plant that was …
Bamboo
… Bamboo grass. Photo: Dr. John Meade, weed scientist emeritus, … Life cycle Perennial grass that forms woody stems. Golden Bamboo ( Phyllostachys aurea) Photo credit: James H. Miller, … Growth habit There are two main types running or clumping bamboo. They grow upright and tree-like or shrubby. The …
Invasive Grass Control
… Updated: February 22, 2023 Bamboo (Phyllostachys and Pseudosasa spp.) Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia contribute two types of bamboo: running and clumping. As its name suggests, running bamboo spreads vigorously by rhizomes. Running bamboo should …
Weed Identification Photos in Maryland
… Ground ivy photo by C. Carignan, UME Updated: November 5, 2024 … Oxalis Oxalis Pigweed Pigweed Plantain Plantain Poison Hemlock Poison Hemlock Pokeweed Pokeweed Prostrate Knotweed Prostrate …
Japanese Knotweed
… Updated: June 17, 2024 About Japanese knotweed (Japanese bamboo) Life cycle Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) … by 3 in. wide, oval with smooth margins; stems similar to bamboo, but on new foliage a membranous sheath surrounds area …
Invasive Herbaceous Plant Control
… C/M/reC, PostE - see key below Japanese knotweed/Mexican bamboo (Polygonum cuspidatum) The hollow shoots of this Asian native have somewhat bamboo-like joints. Once valued for its white flowers and …
Invasives in Your Woodland
… maple (Vol. 24, no. 3 - Fall 2016 - updated 2025) Golden bamboo (Vol. 24, no. 4 - Winter 2016) … Invasives in Your …
Plants for Mixed Privacy Screens
… support more wildlife such as pollinators and beneficial insects that provide the services of pollination and pest … more so than on older plants. Protect new plants with tree tubes or fencing if deer pressure is high. Some good … than 2-3” deep and avoid placing mulch directly against tree trunks. Provide adequate spacing for your plants. Plants …
Japanese Stiltgrass in Home Landscapes