May I ask about bamboo as a fence?

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How high do you have to block off the vision? Maybe something like currant bushes, and you'll get something edible, too?

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Way too risky for me. I've seen it run wild, as have most of the people here. My concern is if you try to sell your property it may turn away buyers. If you stay it will become a burden as you get older. if you go on vacation for a couple weeks or get busy and are unable to maintain it for a bit, you have big problems. It may cause a rift with your neighbor.

I like the rapid growth for blocking neighbors, but the downside is too great for me.

Thanks Miss.Paisley for the idea, been racking my head for such a solution.
As far as my neighbor, who cares , might just make him move!

Best I came up with was putting holes every few feet in 1 3/4 fence pipe,drive them in, then run wire through the holes, then tie them together vertically ,every few feet, and then maybe tie it all together again horizontally going between the original wires.

plant a quick growing vine, and a few slower growing vines,wild roses, what ever.

I'll tell you though those wild grapes grow pretty fast.

Sounds like a good solution, so what is on his side, lawn, pasture, garden? I think that may determine too

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Do a search on your favorite homesteading sites for "living fences". One of the magazines I recently read did an article on them (I can't remember which one - it was either MEN, Countryside, or New Pioneer). I remember one of the suggestions was Osage Orange trees.

Love the stuff. I've got 13 varieties, all aggressive runners. Wish I had more!

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There are so many things you can do with it.
Haven't you seen Gilligan's Island?

Here it is considered a weed. I love it. I'm using it as you said on road frontage for dust control and privacy. It is kept under control by mowing. I've also been known to pull new trees up by the root. It spreads by seed delivered by the birds.

Eastern red cedar is subject to the disease.

Sounds exactly like a great border on my side of the property line. I've thought of planting kudzu on his place.

I've seen videos of cattle enjoying the kind with the larger leaves. If you chop down the shoots in the spring before they're 6-8" tall you can enjoy bamboo shoots in stir fry. Chickens love to eat the bugs that live amongst the stalks (they're tropical birds).

I am told some varieties are evergreen, so should provide privacy in the winter as well.

Be sure to give about 10-15' feet minimum before your neighbors fence. Plan on it spreading. How much, well, different varieties do different things. You'll have to research that. It does take a while to get acclimated. Planting it in a cooler, wet season will help.

Bamboo is cool. I can't wait until I have enough to make a little garden fence of twisted wire and bamboo stalks. From the sounds of it, it shouldn't be too long!

I wish you the best. (Psst - http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/bamboo/)

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I see it running wild here taking off like wildfire along some roads.

You can almost hear the bamboo shoots screaming "weeeeeeeeeeeeeee look at me grooooooooow!" as you drive past it.

I admit though, it sure does make an awesome, super thick privacy screen!

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Make sure you have a carbide edged saw. Osage can also spread over time and be hard to get rid of. The wood is very valuable though for it's density and rot resistance.

In many places, multiflora rose is considered a noxious weed. It's not native, but was brought over for erosion control. While I love the look and smell of the roses, I'd never plant it.

http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs...antic/romu.htm

Eastern red cedar, while native can also be a problem if not controlled. And, as stated, it can cause cedar apple rust on apples. But, if you don't have apples, that's not a problem. And, if you only have male trees, you don't have to worry about it spreading.

I remember hearing something about a eulogy at someones funeral "and pops only regret in life was planting the bamboo..."

If an edging is used, plastic or metal at least 6" to 8" deep this will contain and control the bamboo. My daughter has it growing about 25 to 30 foot tall.

6"- 8" deep of metal will NOT control the spreading kind - 6 to 8 feet won't contain it if it gets a runner over the top of it.