Bamboo Screens and Hedges
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Many of the bamboo mentioned above have spreading rhizomes, so it is important to focus the direction of the spreading rhizomes with barrier. This will result in dense hedges and screens.

The main advantage of hardy clumping bamboo is that they do not require a barrier. None will exceed 15 feet and all require afternoon shade. However, they are far slower to fill in and produce a denser mass of culms and foliage than the vigorous spreading bamboos.

Sound barriers using bamboo screens                                

Bamboo can create superb sound barriers, drowning out noisy streets, schools and noisy neighbors, but remember, the screen must be dense and at least 3 to 8 feet wide, depending on the cause of the noise.

Bamboo for windbreaks

Many people are drawn to bamboo for a barrier against wind. True, bamboo can be very good at this, but it is imperative to select the best species for that given location. There are different types of wind, such as drying, salt-laden, and cold, wintry winds. In the Pacific Northwest, the most effective bamboos are Pseudosasa japonica, Semiarundinaria fastuosa and Pleioblastus simonii. We are increasingly convinced that Phyllostachys decora would prove ideal as a drought, heat and cold-tolerant windbreak that is required to be erect.

The best Clumping  Bamboo for wind tolerance is the Thamnocalamus tesselatus

To be certain that you are selecting the bamboo most suited to your needs and climate, please email us bamboo@bamboogarden or call us at (503) 647-2700.               

        Installing Barrier for                                                 Formal hedge of 
            existing screen      Phyllostachys heteroclada   Phyllostachys aurea             Sasa palmata