Speaking of invasive plants I found some great bamboo growing along a country road. I have been eying it for weeks to us as supports for my tomatoes and other things. I made a trip out there this morning with my tree limb loper and cut down about seven bamboo. This is fresh green and growing bamboo and each one was about 15' tall with a base dia. of 1.5 to 1.34 inches. It was hanging off the tailgate of my truck. Got home and went inside for a moment and when I got back out to the truck Cashmere had unloaded every one of them. I did thank her.
I have stripped them of all their branches and shucked all of the brown outer covering off them (kind of like corn husks).
I do have a question. If I use them right now (as fresh and green as they are) do I risk them rooting? I do not want this to happen at all! I just want poles for support not a bamboo grove!