Privacy hedges planted using bamboo create thick evergreen fast growing screens. Deer resistant and growing to 20 feet tall plus in only a few seasons make it a great alternative or addition to fences.
NJ Bamboo carries running and clumping bamboo perfect for creating fast growing privacy hedges. Running bamboos are the best when a tall hedge is needed. A rhizome barrier directs growth into the intended screening area producing incredibly dense privacy hedges. Clumping bamboos grow much like perennial grasses and can be used as short privacy hedges in the 6 to 12 foot range.
Bamboo can also be trimmed to any height creating a formal shape and stimulating leaf growth in bottom branches promoting bushier hedges.
If not planted properly bamboo privacy hedges can start to spread outside of their intended areas. It’s always important work with a contractors who knows how to responsibly plant bamboo and to check with all local, county, and state bamboo ordinances.
If you had a bamboo privacy hedge installed and its now running out of control. There are ways to recontain the bamboo. However if planted near fence lines or where equipment access is difficult sometimes the best solution is for a complete and guaranteed bamboo removal.
