Bamboo Removal Whimple

An absolutely massive bamboo grove in the rear of this home. This grove was ultra mature and had been there a significant amount of years and had spread extensively.

This was an unusual contract in the the grove was on a very steep bank running down to a stream. Mechanical removal was not an option, also a major consideration was the fact that the bamboo rhizomes were giving a significant stabilising effect to the steep bank that had signs of slipage.

It was decided that we would cut the bamboo canes down to a height of approximately 300mm and leave the rhizomes in place. It was clearly explained that this would result in new growth across the whole area which would need future management.
The size of the canes was significant with diameters of over 50mm and heights of over 9m.

There was significant encroachment into all surrounding areas.

This is a perfect example of how bamboo will spread.