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Originally Posted by damaclese
Boy Jerad this is something i have thought about allot and I'm grateful for the culture sheets that most of the seed co put out describing the obnoxious nature of many plants one of the vary disturbing things i have witness here on the org is the exchanging and I'm probably going to misspell this badly but stashis nigra the Back bamboo its a highly invasive species and is ban from import in and don't quote me on this 31 state it spreads quickly and has endangered many native plants and animals too here in the US there are many examples to numerous to go in to in here but i live in a Valley that has some of the rarest species of plant and animals on the plant many only grow in this Small 10mil by 12mil valley theres a Orchid that only grows on one hill side near a Small seasonal spring i wont say were as its closely guarded by my orchid club, its that endangered. how sad to think that it or any other species would disappear
lets not go the way of the Dodo
thanks for bring this up !
Paulo
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Phyllostachys nigra - Black bamboo
There is a soft spot in my heart for bamboo, and as far as being a noxious weed, I feel it is a matter of perspective. This is a case where being informed about the running nature of the plant is useful when planning to plant it. Not because it is a bad plant, but because it can plug drains, sewers, crack foundations of buildings. So too can oaks, maples, elms and so forth. But to ban it as noxious is extreme in my view.