Still, yellow-groove bamboo has been banned or limited elsewhere, including in several communities in Delaware, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Florida and even in Australia.

Yellow groove bamboo isn’t native to Bloomington, and, in 2020, the city began taking steps to eradicate it. That’s when it was added to the city’s list of invasive species.

Although yellow groove bamboo is not native to Missouri, other bamboo species are indigenous; for instance, giant cane bamboo (arundinaria gigantea) is native to Show-Me soil. Whether it is native or ...

Yellow groove bamboo is on the city's list of banned plants and compliance officers are working with residents whose properties have the invasive plant to cut it down and stop it from spreading.

Unwanted growth: Critics say the plant is difficult to contain, and some neighbors use it as a natural weapon during disputes WESTPORT -- Talk to a person with a neighbor growing a stand of bamboo ...

Unwanted growth: Critics say the plant is difficult to contain, and some neighbors use it as a natural weapon during disputes Priscilla Weadon checks out an expanding grove of bamboo, crossing a ...

WESTPORT — Talk to a person with a neighbor growing a stand of bamboo on the property line, and you’re going to hear some words that can’t be printed in this newspaper. About the plant ...

WESTPORT — Talk to a person with a neighbor growing a stand of bamboo on the property line, and you’re going to hear some words that can’t be printed in this newspaper. About the plant ...

WESTPORT — Talk to a person with a neighbor growing a stand of bamboo on the property line, and you’re going to hear some words that can’t be printed in this newspaper. About the plant ...