Everyone has gotten your message, you prefer Bamboo as a barrier over bananas, noted.
Your climate is significantly different than Florida. I seem to recall you are in the Los Angeles area??
Total Seasonal Rainfall (Precipitation)
Los Angeles Civic Center, 1877-2007
Average since 1877 (130 years):
15.04 inches
Total Seasonal Rainfall 1877-Present
Whereas the average rainfall for Stuart, FL is close to 60 inches a year (4 times as much).
Normal Precipitation
(STUART 1 S Weather station, 1.85 miles from Stuart)
Annual Inch 59.53
Stuart Weather | Stuart FL
The extra rainfall causes bamboo to grow at a much faster rate in Florida in comparison to Southern California.
Where do 30 foot Sabas grow?
I have had many big Sabas fall w/o damaging a neighbors fencing (what type of fencing is damaged by falling banana plants?) The Bamboo can reach 40 feet and over 200 pounds for one pole.
The quantity of leaves dropping from Bamboo is truckloads annually and is constant. The leaf drop from one Banana bloom every 18 to 24 months is minor.
If you have a gardener that is willing to trim your bamaboo he will not do this as part of routine yard maintenance, not to mention the damage he could do to the fencing during the trimming process.
If someone on the the board is interested in learning more about bamboo, following is a nice post from another website:
Introduction to Bamboo
Anyway, hopefully we have provided Michael with some good recommendations and have properly welcomed him to the Banana Board.
