Plant container-grown bamboos any time of year. The more crowded a bamboo is in the container, the faster it will grow when planted out. Do not cut or spread the rootball; this may kill some canes.

It's been called the fastest-growing woody plant on the planet. One species has been clocked racing skyward as much as 4 feet a day. When a bamboo culm, or shoot, pops through the soil, it will soar ...

Bamboo has a way of selling itself. It looks neat in garden centres, promises quick privacy and grows faster than almost anything else people put in the ground. For many homeowners, it feels like an ...

Some people are a bit intimidated by bamboo because although it is extremely easy to maintain it is perceived as hard to control because it spreads rapidly. The spreading is easily remedied and the ...

Bamboo holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest-growing plant, and some species can shoot up to nearly 3 feet in just one day. Its rapid growth rate makes it a favorite for quick privacy fences ...

Whether you want to grow it, control it or eradicate it, you need to first know about the structure of bamboo both above ground and below ground. Above ground, the main section of stem that you see is ...

If there is an expert on runaway bamboo, it has to be Dorothy Geyer, a natural resource specialist with the Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown and Jamestown. Geyer spends a great deal of ...

Grist reports that restoring rivercane in Alabama could mitigate floods, improve ecosystems, and revive Native cultural ...