Sheri Gramer is new to bamboo. On a visit to Almaville Bamboo, she talks with owner Chris Buker to learn more about this beautiful member of the grass family. With his help, consumers can define what the objective is for the bamboo and the planting area to determine what variety is the most suitable.
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22 Comments
Our best bet here is Native river cane.
They are low maintenance, can be used for food, make structures and they last about 100 years, then they will blossom before they die. Never saw a bamboo flower though.
Thanks for the video! I’ve always loved bamboo, and wanted to plant for privacy, but was scared it would become too invasive.
Bamboo is like vines … I don’t want anything to do with either of them.
How deep under ground can a bamboo send out its roots?
Can seeds from bamboo get distributed past its immediate growth?
Neighborhoods and communities can get extremely concerned about a bamboo's growth potential.
Young bamboo shoots can be edible, but poisonous if not processed correctly.
From what I can understand the bamboo can be good for fuel, but needs to be crushed before burning.
Invasive Species can be a great asset if managed adequately.
Thank you for sharing informative videos!
Very helpful. I didn’t realize that it can be trimmed
Don't understand why we don't use this more in manufacturing materials for homes? This stuff is TOUGH and quickly renewable
How is it controlled…that’s the biggest issue I hear about & does that have to be cut down every year.
This is cool! I e been in a bamboo forest beyond a neighbor had it as a privacy fence. I admired it.
Imagine how confused people, or whoever inhabits this planet, will be a million years from now when they find fossilized bamboo forests on the North American continent. If it doesn’t have any pests or diseases, it’s probably because it doesn’t belong here. Nothing feeds on it, it doesn’t contribute to our ecosystem. There are better alternatives out there.
What’s the tall yellow kind?
what kind is being talked about at 5:50?
I'm most interested in the big bamboo used in construction 4inches round…nothing was said about those.
How long can a bamboo plant live? I mean it seems it can die after 5 years but then a new one shoots up? but how long can this process last?
I love a screen bamboo and how it moves in the wind when it goes thick stems. About 7 or 8 foot in height. Put solar lights shining on the bamboo at night. Oh it's beautiful.
We have a bunch of bamboo behind our house in the neighbors yard and I always wondered why it hadn’t spread to our yard till I learned it spreads underground not from seeds lol and the gravel road is too wide for it to jump to our yard so I wanna transplant some to start a natural privacy fence because our dozens of Leland cypresses that we plants years ago and are over 10 ft tall have been dying the last few years and our natural privacy fence is now almost gone and I want to replace it with bamboo. It seems to be really disease and pest resistant and looks so amazing!
Very informative 👍Thank You
& Stay Blessed.🙏⛅🕊💨💨💨
I'm starting a collection,I have Fishing Pole,Coi and Black Bamboo. I want to get Gray Bamboo next
great
What is the best for shade??
It’s hollow you could only use it as particle board
Hello
May i ask what's the name of that variety is, the first fence bamboo