When I dug mine out none of the roots/ runners were more than about 6" below ground. That's why I suggested going down about 15" to be absolutely sure.
Well I wasn't worried about mine but I might be now
Sorry to hijack this thread but can anyone ID this. To date it's the only thing that has survived in the border that gets very wet (clay soil) and I believe it to be a type of bamboo. I've completely neglected it save for hacking off the top when it gets a bit unruly. Do I need to up my game? Could it try and pop up on the other side of the fence at some point?
A Fargesia pehaps? .. maybe rufa, murielea or nitida . Hard to tell although murielea & nitida certainly likes damp ground. If I was to stick my neck out I'd say it was murielea. I wouldn't be too worried personally.
The sasa types are vigorous and invasive runners, but that particular variety is unusual in that it exhibits the characteristics of both clumping and running types, hence the prefix ‘pseudo’. It’s often incorrectly sold as a purely clumping one. If it is that, it’s certainly leaning more to the sasa side if it’s popping up 6ft away! Let us know how you get on with the neighbours.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Years ago I bought a cheap large bamboo which turned out to be Arrow. It was fine for a year or so then it became a nightmare. We had to lift all the patio slabs to get rid of some thick roots. Took days to chop the whole plant out and even then little shoots kept appearing yards away from the original plant. I do hope it isn't that variety @Boxgarden0209 Don't know about house foundations as the garden was some distance from the house itself but unlikely as already said.
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I wouldn't be too worried personally.
Don't know about house foundations as the garden was some distance from the house itself but unlikely as already said.