What's your most aggressive runner?

[Thuja]

LK, you're right, the rubro is very lush and actually is a great plant, even if it never got any bigger. It beats an alpine currant or privet hedge any day.

Brad, very impressive growth there in Hoosierville. Who would have thunk it possible.

[CJ_IS_HERE]

My most aggressive has to be the Kudzu-Poison ivy- Knottweed- Moso I developed!! Neighbors seem to love it ...Hehehehe...Its a 2 foot thick band and runs the entire property line. Planted it outside the barrier and aimed it away from the property. by my calculations... I'll be the only house on the block by Christmas 08!!

For those that read this in Horror!! Its a Joke... Please don't start bashing me for contaminating the Moso gene.

In all honesty... I have not had my runners long enough to make any comments. Most are in large containers. RY in the ground for 7 months, no signs of expansion yet, hoping that the below ground activities are balancing out for the large culm I planted. The only other runner in the ground is 1st year Moso and 2nd year moso. Seems to have a real clumping attitude for some reason.

Take care
CJ

[foxd]

The Hibanobambusa tranquillans 'Shiroshima' seems to put out runners and shoots that I would swear weren't there the day before. I'm going to have to start clearing the area around it faster!

[Impaler]

I just recently found I've got a pretty aggressive runner on my hands. It looks a lot like Oldhami, just smaller. I nabbed two divisions from next door 1-1/2 yrs ago and planted them on my fenceline hoping for a screen to grow to hide a hideous wood fence put in with 12 butt-ugly houses. Just found some shoots coming in 4 feet from the main divisions! I am also suspicious of one crossing over the fenceline, but can't see through the wood planks. The neighbors deserve it, though! I frown on large, howling, barking dogs. THey howl all day if left outside.

It looks just like a small Oldhami, any guesses? The mother plant has 1/2" culms that get to around 10'.

I'll try to post some pics today....waiting to borrow a digicam.

Later, Dan

[Thuja]

I wouldn't think Oldhami if it jumped 4' but I really dunno being from several zones cooler.

[Impaler]

No, it's not Oldhami at all. Much smaller, and a runner. I know waht Oldhami is, it's better that 30' in my back yard right now.

This one just looks like Oldhami; large, broad leaves, and bushy. Looking for any ideas on what it might actually be while I secure a digicam this afternoon.

Dan

[bambooweb]

My fastest runner has been yellow groove. The first year in the ground from a division it ran 12 feet following a drip irrigation line. The second year it filled in the area about two feet on each side of the line. This is its third year and it is 12 feet tall.

My Rubro after two years is 8 feet tall and has ran 5 feet.

I have a number of others that have quickly filled in a 12 foot diameter circle but then stopped when they ran into the dry soil.

In western Washington this is a small Rubro that needed thinned out

[needmore]

ThujaMike - if you get a chance, I would appeciate seeing a photo of your Prop Beijing and hearing how long in the ground etc.

[Iowaboo]

Not that it means anything, because I just planted 1 gallon this year. I justed wanted to beat thujamike to the punch.




Propinqua 'yomama says what?' beijing new shoot has hit 3ft.

[Thuja]

ThujaMike - if you get a chance, I would appeciate seeing a photo of your Prop Beijing and hearing how long in the ground etc.

I'll try to get a phto which shows it but it is difficult because it's spread out and growing in a flowerbed with a lot of other plants.

I got 'Beijing' in the fall of '04 so it's nearing on 2 yrs here. It spent its 1st winter indoors and beefed up there. I put it out in spring of '05 so it has spent 1 winter outdoors. All culms died to the ground but it sent new shoots in the 6-8' perimeter. The latest shoots are 6' which isn't bad at all in this climate. I tend to think 'Beijing' would do amazing things with more establishment and a couple of mild winters.

[needmore]

Mine has been through 3 winters and is currently around 12-15 feet by up to .75 diameter. This year the new culms held a blue blush several inches below the nodes for several weeks adding even one more item to the plus side for this guy. Not running all that much, rather a nice clump so far but a couple of culms did pop up at the edge of the mulched area.

I'm curious to hear of species that size up despite frequent top kill, particularly in Wisconsin.

[Roy]

OK guys and gals. I've watched this thread for quite a while. Don't you think this thread will scare off a lot of people, especially after all the talk about how easy temperate bamboo is to control and it hardy "runs" very far.

Just a Tropical Bamboo Guy thinking out-loud!

[Iowaboo]

I'm afraid they will be scared off by my eccentricity before they view this thread.

[kudzu9]

lkz5ia-
The world needs more eccentrics, and many of them seem to be gathering here!

[serenityinbamboo]

It just takes a special person to truly appreciate "Grass", so I for one would be proud to be eccentric! Besides Lance, You keep everyone on there toes and in stitches