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NEWS ABOUT: bamboo

bamboo stories: 2 news summaries

National Zoo Pleads for Bamboo 

Own harvest has failed; may not have enough
to get through winter

Jan 15, 09 7:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The National Zoo is appealing for donations from landowners in the Washington area who may have stands of green crunchy bamboo stalks, reports the Washington Post. The zoo's own harvest of bamboo has failed and with the zoo's giant pandas, red pandas, elephants and gorillas eating 75,000 pounds of... More »

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panda • National Zoo • bamboo • Tai Shan • Tian Tian • Mei Xiang • Phyllostachys genus • Department of Animal Nutrition • Conservation Research Center

 Bamboo Invades Suburbia 

Plant evades pesticides, machetes, metal sheets in US yards

Mar 24, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suburbanites are fighting to keep bamboo at bay in backyards all over America, but the tropical grass is winning. The Asian import grows fast and has become a popular, environmentally friendly way to screen out the neighbors. But with roots like steel cables, the relentless spreader resists pesticides, pickaxes, and... More »

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backyards • pandas • bamboo • pesticide • horticulture • polyethylene

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