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I guess it depends on the specific type. I'd rather have to remove a bamboo clump than a Thai banana clump (I've done both).
by stephenr 3y ago
I guess it depends on the specific type. I'd rather have to remove a bamboo clump than a Thai banana clump (I've done both).
- tmoertel 3y agoPlease share this story :-)
- stephenr 3y agoIt's not much of a story - banana plants are ridiculously resilient; so long as it hasn't flowered yet, you can cut off the entire "trunk" and it will have started shooting the new leaves from the stump within a day. This resilience applies to the part below ground too, and they're full of water, so it's a bit like trying to dig watermelons out of the ground, but if inevitably split one while digging, and you miss a bit it's just going to grow again, and if you take too long between bouts vs the plant (as with bamboo it's unlikely to be a 1-day affair for a reasonable size clump), some of the bits you cut will have broken down and started to rot, so the ground will be soggy and smell horrible.
- rch 3y agoTree of Heaven is worse still. I tried to clear a small property of it for a couple of seasons, and failed, so I unconsciously take note whenever I see it growing: it's seemingly everywhere.
- SAI_Peregrinus 3y agoIt's more accurately called Tree of Hell that Will Not Die. Toxic sap, spreads wildly, re-sprouts from any root fragments more than about 1cm long.
- qup 3y agoI have a few that are over a year old now that I noticed and plan to take care of soon. Can you summarize what you've learned?
- TheCleric 3y agoNever dealt with those, but the worst for me was Brazilian peppertree. I had just one in my backyard and the best I could do over a decade was managing to keep it from spreading.