Worried about my Palm trees being speared by a Vivax Bamboo!

[greendragon]

After a post in the q and a section an important issue was raised I think worthy of going in the main section...

I have a Vivax bamboo with the furthest new culm only about 3ft away from a Trachycarpus. It is south of the Trachycarpus so It won't be taking away any sunlight. But after reading that someone had a Washingtonia Robusta speared by a bamboo runner I am worried that a runner could shoot right under my Trachycarpus and up through the centre, thus killing it. What are the chances of this happening?


There is also a Chamaerops on the other side of the bamboo again about 4ft away from the furthest reaching runner.

I would hate for my Trachycarpus to die a slow death only to later find that a bamboo runner lodged istelf up into the trunk!

What should I do? my mind is in turmoil.

[Conifers]

Don't think that would happen - the bamboo spear would grow to one side of the palm and come up next to it, not through the middle of the trunk.

[pdid]

It is south of the Trachycarpus so It won't be taking away any sunlight.

If it`s South of the Trachycarpus it will be taking sunlight.

[jacko]

not sure but ive seen many pictures of palms growing alongside and amongst bamboos.

[cordyman]

how would the runner get through the root mass of the Trachycarpus, surely it would take the path of least resistance ?

[greendragon]

Sorry I mean it's NORTH of the TF, the sun shines onto the trachycarpus and the bamboo is behind it.