The state of Connecticut eyeing bamboo for invasive status

[Alicat59]

Agreed. Our bamboo made it through the hurricane just fine (had one section where the wind was hitting it strongest uproot a bit and lean in toward our yard). And then the snowstorm we had last week. We have all the bamboo tied back securely and anchored to trees in our yard, but sometimes the heaviest snows can make the tips bend toward the road. So I went out five times during the snowstorm to make sure that they weren't in the road. To me that's being a responsible bamboo owner.

Incidentally we had a neighbor's tree come down entirely during the hurricane. Thankfully it missed the wires and the road, but could've been worse.

And on a related note, we have three trees in our yard that have branches in the electrical lines. We can't remove them safely ourselves so I sent a request to the utility company two months before the hurricane and was told they weren't a priority and they would get to them during their regular tree trimming cycle. We've been here three years and have never seen any tree trimming going on.

[Alicat59]

Oh and as far as removal goes. The town asked us to clear back the bamboo from around the corner where the stop sign was. "Someone" had complained. No problem, I want people to be able to see. So we cut down all the culms in that area at ground level and have been breaking off any new tiny shoots that keep trying to come up. I don't mind doing that for as long as it takes until they run out of energy. Again, not a big deal. Although now we have people blowing through the stop sign on a regular basis since they can see better now. Eh, I told the police and that's all I can do.

[foxd]

And on a related note, we have three trees in our yard that have branches in the electrical lines. We can't remove them safely ourselves so I sent a request to the utility company two months before the hurricane and was told they weren't a priority and they would get to them during their regular tree trimming cycle. We've been here three years and have never seen any tree trimming going on.

I know what you mean, we had a large rotten branch that was poised to take out our electric wires going to the house and the electric company would not cut them. I wound up very carefully cutting it down myself.

Oh and as far as removal goes. The town asked us to clear back the bamboo from around the corner where the stop sign was. "Someone" had complained.

Just out of curiousity, is this the same street sign that showed up on you-know-who's Facebook page?

[dependable]

Just sent a small truckload of plants down with a friend to CT. Will be planted in unnamed town to screen from freeway. ( :

[Alicat59]

Fox - that street sign photo is of a different location, not our yard. The corner we cleared was the one she had taken pictures of previously to show that it was in the power lines and had posted without permission to another website (has since been removed at my request). It did need to be trimmed up, and now there is no bamboo in the lines whatsoever. As for the tree branch, we tried cutting one of them, but the last branch gave my husband a bit of a jolt when he started to cut it, so we stopped immediately.

We have two huge stacks of bamboo canes from the corner we had to clear out. We had neighborhood kids coming for weeks to ask for some to make a fort with, which we were happy to supply. We also gave a bunch to several other neighbors for use in yards and gardens. So clearing it out did have another side benefit.

Dependable - LOL. I've had so many people ask me about where they can get bamboo. I tell them, along with a disclaimer that if it's known by certain people that they have it, that they will be harassed. 95% of the people I chat with when I'm working outside tell me how much they love it and a good half of them ask where they can get it for themselves. I take it upon myself to educate people about bamboo. It's kind of nice to be able to teach people about it. I also teach them about growing it responsibly.

I've also finally had a chance to speak to all of my neighbors and not one has ever had a single shoot come up in their yard. Not even the neighbors down the hill from us (the property where "someone" claimed our bamboo was already invading). Interestingly enough, he's one of the people who asked me where to get bamboo for his yard. My entire vegetable garden is between their yard and our bamboo and since we till it twice a year I think we'd know if any bamboo was "invading".

[Alicat59]

New article indicating a new push to have it banned in CT statewide. http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/th ... ories.html

She also posted a link to this real estate agent's blog with a "real story" of a bamboo invasion. Some definite misinformation on there. http://www.susanstone.com/BlogDetail.as ... 41080.html

[bambooed]

Just sent a small truckload of plants down with a friend to CT. Will be planted in unnamed town to screen from freeway. ( :

AWESOME, BRING IT IN BABY !!! fILLS THIS STATE WITH BAMBOOOOOOO

[bambooed]

Have we all seen the Institutionalized person is still going strong, you'd think she ate some of the bamboo, cause she won't stop either. it's in a new article, oh and don't forget to check out her facebook page where she clearly states, " we weren;t supposed to see this pic, but neighbor put in a new fence and we were able to SPY " She states the bamboo is breaching the barrier WHERE???? I don;t see it and its in my Flipping yard, she's gotta get some new glasses Mrs. Magoo. CRAZY IS AS CRAZY DOES. the more she talks the more people hate her . KARMA CARYN, WATCH OUT FOR IT, IT'S GONNA GET YOU, HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE IN A FORM OF A VILLAINOUS BAMBOO SHOOT

[Tarzanus]

Bamboo sprouts are pointed and sharp enough to impale a person’s foot through a hard-soled shoe. They are especially deadly while short and hidden beneath grass. The shoots grow very fast and need to be cut constantly. This made the entire backyard and pool area virtually unusable. Even the dog couldn’t go out.

Deadly sharp spears killing dogs and seriously (perhaps lethal) impaling human feet.

[jd.]

"I don’t understand. What’s the problem with bamboo?" I asked innocently.

This lady is quite easy-going and without anxiety. If only she was more educated in the shadowy ways of killer bamboo, she could readily understand her clients' fear and better serve them.

Fortunately for Joe, during mediation the seller agreed to pay the $20,000 it would cost to remove all the bamboo from the yard, dig a ditch along the offending property line, pour a cement barrier to block future bamboo re-growth, and replace the damaged lawn area. Although Joe and his family had to go through quite a bit of aggravation, their out-of-pocket expenses were minimal [...]

Fortunately for the seller, he was not taken to arbitration or court where in addition to the $20,000, he might have had to pay punitive damages for fraud since it was fairly clear that both he and his wife had to have known of the bamboo problem before they listed their home for sale.

Ah, there you go! Sparing no expense to slay the bamboo beast!

But that's peculiar...
Apparently the bamboo wasn't especially deadly before the new residents moved in. :hmm:

[foxd]

Some more news links I found:

http://www.thehour.com/opinion/editoria ... mment-area
http://tomsriver.patch.com/articles/tom ... ive-plants
http://www.northshoreoflongisland.com/A ... ation.html

I was noticing the other day just how much Caryn Rickel sounds like Nancy Lieder.

http://www.2012hoax.org/nancy-lieder

[jd.]

From Huntington Town tries again for bamboo legislation:

Sharp bamboo shoots have been known to cut through concrete foundations [...]

Awesome!
Now I don't have to buy new blades to cut concrete, I can just stab it with sharp bamboo shoots instead!

[bamboothew]

Some more news links I found:

http://www.thehour.com/opinion/editoria ... mment-area
http://tomsriver.patch.com/articles/tom ... ive-plants
http://www.northshoreoflongisland.com/A ... ation.html

I was noticing the other day just how much Caryn Rickel sounds like Nancy Lieder.

http://www.2012hoax.org/nancy-lieder

Wow, the writer of that first article, writes like them gradiated, kindergarten

[foxd]

How many interpretations does her following utterance have?

Invasive bamboo research specialist.

Believe it or not, there are at least five interpretations.

1. She is a research specialist made of bamboo, and she is invasive.

2. There is bamboo research, and its specialist is invasive.

3. There is bamboo research, that happens to be invasive, and it has her as a specialist.

4. There is a research specialist, and this specialist is invasive bamboo.

5. There is research that is invasive bamboo, and it is a specialist.

[Alicat59]

LOL. I needed a laugh today. Thanks!