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miwa_gw

Black Bamboo

miwa
13 years ago

My husband wants to plant 'black bamboo'. He says that unlike regular bamboo, it clumps and doesn't spread. He wants to plant them along a fence as a privacy screen. I'm Japanese and not so keen on this idea (he's not Japanese.) lol.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Miwa

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