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Re: Removing 1.5 Acres of Bamboo in Towson, MD

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Subject: Re: Removing 1.5 Acres of Bamboo in Towson, MD
From: csboo...@gmail.com (Carlton Seitz)
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by: Carlton Seitz - Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:07 UTC

Elliott,
I live in Towson and I garden. I am looking for green bamboo poles 1" in dia or more. I would be happuy to cut what I need. If you still have the bamboo give a shout. I also have experience in getting rid of bamboo.

Carlton

On Monday, February 6, 2012 at 11:54:09 AM UTC-5, Elliott P wrote:
> Greetings all. A new property of my family's is covered by a massive
> stand of running bamboo. The lot is six acres rectangular, where about
> *one and a half* acres of the total acreage is covered by a very dense
> stand of running bamboo. It is 350 feet long deep at its longest
> dimension The plants have been there for decades, as the property was
> allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. It is our intention to
> restore the property, inside and out.
>
> Options for removal I've seen generally target small areas. However
> this is a much bigger problem! My first thought is to hire someone
> with a bulldozer to come push it all down, and then put it all in a
> commercial wood chipper. This could get expensive though. What else
> can we do? What problems does my scenario present? Hiring a panda bear
> would probably not go over well with the neighborhood.
>
> The property is in Towson, Maryland.
>
> Thank you in advance.

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Re: Removing 1.5 Acres of Bamboo in Towson, MD	Carlton Seitz