I am trying to remove an established bamboo grove in my backyard- will this work for bamboo shoots?
1440919
i have found nothing that this will not cut but i have not tried it on bamboo. the jaws clamp onto everything.
1440920
No bamboo in New England, but don't see why not. Remember that battery power does not work for long cutting sessions, so consider the size of the grove and how much you intend to do at a time. I do like this unit fairly well; I would say that it performs as advertised.
1440921
I'm from Minnesota so I'm not experienced with chainsaws on bamboo shoots, but this saw has been extremely effective for me with small trees and brush in a similar north woods setting. I would think it would be an excellent tool for bamboo shoots, as long as they are about 2 or 3 inches in diameter.
1440922
I don't see why it would not work. It is a chain saw for the teeth on it. My husband has used it on several things around our house. It uses the lithium battery so it lasts longer than you 18 volt.
1440923
i'd go for a chain saw as the shoots are probably too thick and tough. this is a sturdy and powerful hedge trimmer; very satisfied. opps i see this is the Gator thing which would be perfect and much safer for bamboo than an open chain saw.
1963962
Yes, but it will probably take more than one session, although you will see results after the first spray. Also, it will kill what is above ground, but the root will still be viable.
1792553
We have that darned stuff in our yard too. The Weed remover works pretty darned well, as long as your ground is damp from spring rains. Once it gets hard and dry, not so good. It's really kind of fun to pull the thistles and dandilions out using this device -- as long as the ground is damp, that is.
2158128
I believe it does work on all woody plants including bamboo. I way I used is, make a fresh cut close to the ground and used the provided "brush" to paint the cut. I repeated the application in a day or two although it was not required. I painted the treated roots using a can of red paint to make sure that I treated all the roots. It took care for very rough ivy problem for me with roots several feet deep and 2 to 6 inch plants. Not a single plant spouted again and on examination, it looks like the roots dried up and died as well.
401931
It'll do the job, but that's like using a flamethrower to light a candle. I had a similar problem recently and used a small hatchet to cut the vines and a good pair of gloves to pull after that.
676396
With bamboo you need to people. One to cut the bamboo and the other to spray a squirt of round up in the hole within 3 seconds. It works.
672115
I'm not positive, but if the unwanted stalks share a root system with any of the wanted stalks, I would NOT use this product. I am able to kill all invasive ivy by spraying only the leaves, and it works down to the roots. I would say NO, to your question.
1203293
Solid strand bamboo is very hard. I do not think that it would penetrate the tounge. If the bamboo is on another type of core such as plywood or hdf it should work. We have had numerous troubles with the first gun. Bostitch replaced it after six trips to be repaired. The new gun seems to be working better. Problem with the safety mechanism.
834473
It works on my hard wood floor so i think it will work with bamboo. Doesnt slide around or dammage the wood.
1080500
I haven't tried the machine specifically on bamboo, but on pretty much everything else (including leaves). Based upon the texture of bamboo, I'm going to assume it'll do the job, provided it meets the maximum width limitation (fits into the hole).
2121317
Thank you for replying. I have a flowerbed filled in with river rock that I have been having difficulty removing pine needles from. I don't want to get every last one but it looks shabby the way it it.
117718
I don't know if it will kill bamboo. I did read in the booklet that comes with the product it says if you paint round up pro full strength on some tree stumps it will kill them. don't know if this answer will help.
1633525
It may but it is not intended for that. It is meant to kill stumps or freshly cut vines by manually painting the cut.
117721
yes this will kill bamboo.but be sure to get some on the leaves at the top I sprayed some on some ornamental bamboo and only sprayed the stem .it kills the plant but starts from where it touches the plant and kills downward to the root .the upper portion of the plant is the last to die.
1560183
Should work fine. I've used it to cover outside furniture and to dump piles of bark on while landscaping. It's pretty durable.
1347945
I think it depends on how thick your weeds and brambles are. The tool does an excellent job of clearing most growth and does so without binding. But truth be told, I don't attempt to use it for saplings or brush that's overly thick as I'd probably look for a circular blade attachment to do that.
896274
This shoots the grass out the open and it doesn't leave little rows of grass, unless you have a jungle that you haven't cut in sometime. Now you may get those little rows, but it works great for me..