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Jeanine Kitchel's avatar

Truly, it is a powerful beast. Do you have running? Almost sounds like it. We had clumping in HI but planted too near the pond and it would shed into the water. It is beautiful though. And definitely great for privacy!

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Shawn Brooks's avatar

Running! They sneakily show up far away from the actual forest. Though annoying it is beautiful though.

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Jeanine Kitchel's avatar

Oh no! When you said it went through your floor--I thought, hmmm. Not good. It really is beautiful. We had green stripe on HI.

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Gianni Simone's avatar

Fascinating! Sounds like the Japanese version of Day of the Triffids. The following is my humorous take on alien plants invasion https://giannisimone.substack.com/p/greetings-8.

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Shawn Brooks's avatar

Triffids! Loved that movie when I was a kid. That's an excellent comparison. The pictures you have on your article look just like my neighborhood, take just one week off from cutting them and that's what you get.

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Gianni Simone's avatar

I've started having nightmares featuring takenoko...

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Made in DNA's avatar

We were busy this year, but we usually pull about 20-30 of these every year.

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Shawn Brooks's avatar

That's usually what I do now. My first year in my house, before I knew how to deal with them, I pulled 70!

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Made in DNA's avatar

Holy moley. Were you able to eat them all?

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