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  • Containing and Removing Bamboo

    Bamboo growing at the edge of a roadway Frank Jurcik, Bamboo Invasions, Bugwood.org Updated: December 14, 2022 Key points about bamboo Several species of running bamboo have proven invasive …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • Weed Identification Photos in Maryland

    … plant identification and understanding the lifecycle of the plant are essential when it comes to weed management. … Multiflora Rose Norway Maple Oriental Bittersweet Princess Tree Poison Ivy Porcelainberry Tree of Heaven Wineberry Winter Creeper Basic tips for weed control …

  • 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

    … in Your Woodland" has profiled a wide variety of invasive plant species that threated the health of Maryland's …

  • Plants for Mixed Privacy Screens

    … native plants and avoid invasive ones such as bamboo and Japanese barberry. A variety of options are provided in the list … European privet , Chinese silvergrass , Chinese wisteria , Japanese barberry , and burning bush ) are now invasive in …

  • Invasives in Your Woodland: Japanese Knotweed

    Japanese knotweed. Photo by Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary … Out have highlighted invasive plant species with the name “Japanese” in them, including Japanese stiltgrass , Japanese barberry , and Japanese honeysuckle . In this issue, we turn …