Boo.

I think the article contradicts itself.
She wants tranquility but is asking for bulldozers to come in?
What's more tranquil than bamboo?
Why didn't she kick it over when it was inches instead of feet?

Maybe she got advice from Caryn Rickel, whom I recently saw advising someone to let their "invasion" grow, so they could take pictures and then proceed, with her help, in getting laws passed.

At least this case would be a homeowner going against a municipality. That's our best hope for pushback from the city- when money is coming out of the city's pockets to correct an issue.

Jeff, can you provide a link to this? Her tactics need to be publicized so that people can see how she operates.

Season Orris Ciechanowski

I'm soooooo glad you popped up on one of the pages I was on! I just hacked 12 bamboo stalks out of the yard next door that were threatening my garden and yard. my neighbor's bamboo came up in my yard and garden this year. How do I make it stop??!! Cutting it down is not a long-term option to me, I just want it to stay out of my damn yard and veggie garden.

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Institute of Invasive Bamboo Research I am also so glad you saw this page. This is the worst destructive invasive. Please let the invasion grow , do not cut it. Send me a picture and I will run a story for you here. You will need your town to make an ordinance. I will help you. This is very serious..
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Institute of Invasive Bamboo Research Cutting and mowing do nothing to stop it.
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Institute of Invasive Bamboo Research You need to let the invasion grow, and take the picture, then have your town work with me for an ordinance.

I just hacked 12 bamboo stalks out of the yard next door that were threatening my garden and yard.

Vincent Cruz Villanis
Hi All,
If you have any bamboo that needs removal please let me know and we can remove it all. Bamboo as agriculture and commercial components is very important economically. However, planting them close to flower gardens and plastic pools might not be a good idea. Its like planting willow trees or ivy's. It is not noxious and scientifically purifies the soil. Please advise if we can work something out with us to get rid of all of it for anyone who has problems with it?
2 hours ago near Stoney Creek, Ontario

Season Orris Ciechanowski I don't think it is ever good to plant this particular bamboo in a non-native country off of a plantation. Neither does most of Asia. If you lived in Pittsburgh I would love to have you remove ALL OF IT never to be seen again. I have veggies and NATIVE PLANTS to plant...
about an hour ago
Vincent Cruz Villanis Hi,
Yah over 5 million acres of bamboo was native to eastern U.S. how much bamboo do you have? I have family down there and am sure we can arrange something if its in a mass scale?
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Institute of Invasive Bamboo Research This is a seller , not welcome here.

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Alan @ it's not work, it's gardening! says:
December 16, 2011 at 11:05 am

Glad to see they came up with a reasonable solution! As a bamboo grower I know it’s not a “plant it and forget it” plant, and if it’s ignored for even a couple of years it can quickly become a big problem.

It’s not too difficult to keep it in check though — it requires yearly maintenance (cutting the rhizomes with a spade to keep it from spreading) that must be done every single year.

Many of us find it to be worth the effort though, and applaud the Board’s decision.
Concerned says:
December 21, 2011 at 3:36 pm

Alan, I have to strongly disagree with you. You are one of the very few who even knows a barrier is needed. Most do not. Most of the yellow groove Phyllostachys is invading. Barriers fail fast. Even wikipedia states 40 and 60ml do not hold back a mature grove. The barrier must be installed to specification, or it will fail faster. What happens when you sell your home ? Where is everyone dumping the rhizomes. Any fragment is active and will start an infestation. These must be burned. It only takes one escaped rhizome to invade the neighborhood. This is noxious destructive invasive running bamboo. This is a highly unsuitable plant for a property line planting. When it invades, the horse is already out of the barn. Once it gets under structures, almost impossible to eradicate. So many towns have passed ordinances in the last few months, that I do believe Sag Harbor made a huge mistake, without doing enough research. When the grove is in year 15 to 20 good luck, dont say you were not warned. This invasive is being sold on ebay and craigslist, no barrier information…sorry Alan..when you are wrong you are wrong.
USDA writes Phyllostachys would be their worst if it produced seed. It rapidly forms mono-culture that completely excludes other plant species.South Carolina declares it a severe threat . It cannot even be shipped into Hawaii, nor planted in the ground in Tokyo, because it knows no property lines. It is highly noxious and destructive to gas lines, sewers, septics, foundations, pool, driveways. The evidence is everyplace online. Google :invasive bamboo ordinance, and read. All new. Alan, you are one in a million, and you are dead wrong. I strongly urge Sag Harbor to reaccess the damage and stigma to the towns land, as this is almost impossible to eradicate once established. It will escape into the towns infrastructure and forest , and wetlands. This is a new problem, and a very serious one. The exponential rate of growth is more aggressive each successive year, and is relentless on a mature grove.

The bamboo-is-evil crusade is starting to spread:

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/marylan ... lem-042512

Once you see a local news report about bamboo, you know legislation is coming soon.

Institute of Invasive Bamboo Research I banned him from the page. Vincent San Cruz Villanis..these sellers cannot believe we FIGURED OUT PHYLLOSTACHYS ! $$$$$

Institute of Invasive Bamboo Research He has disappeared from the page , maybe he didn't want us to figure it out, he was probably needing rhizomes as inventory to ship.
39 minutes ago

Good idea Jeff! I'll see what I can do.