Evergreen Bamboo As a Hedge

History

• According to JMX Bamboo, for over 5,000 years, bamboo has been used in China, which has the most bamboo of any country in the world. During the Jin Dynasty, a special book was written about China's bamboo and the many bamboo types were recorded.

Types of Bamboo

• There are two types of bamboo plants, clumping and non-clumping. The clumping bamboo's runners travel a short distance from the original plant, and the non-clumping bamboo's runners are persistent travelers, according to the American Bamboo Society.

Planting

• To plant bamboo, loosen the top 12 to 18 inches of soil and lay the rhizomes, the root base, about three to four inches below the surface with the eyes, the tip, facing up.

Hedge

• Hardy bamboo planted close together provides a privacy hedge on any property. To maintain the hedge, prune the bamboo when its new growth is still green.

Ancient Weapons

• According to Complete Bamboo, primitive bamboo weapons, such as the blowgun and bow and arrow, date back thousands of years in China and Japanese cultures.