Can Bamboo damage property?
Gaia Environmental Ltd
15 February 2023
Bamboo causing destruction to property in the UK.
Bamboo has the potential to cause just as much damage to the property as the dreaded Japanese Knotweed. This is down to the fact that the root system spread can go to extreme lengths and has the ability to push through brickwork, drainage, paving, and or weaknesses in concrete and brickwork.
Bamboo is gradually becoming the plant in which homeowners are being warned against buying unless they are to have it contained. That said, many garden centres are still happy to sell bamboo without warning. Awareness is key to get this fabulous screening plant under control.