Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Class bamboo as an invasive species and ban it from sale

Closed 34 signatures

What the petition asks

Bamboo needs to be classed as an invasive species and banned from sale.
Uncontained bamboo can be a public menace to homeowners, causing thousands of pounds of damage to buildings and landscapes. It is often not clump-forming, as claimed. People buying property with bamboo or living next to someone who has uncontained bamboo are battling this plant. It is now spewing out from private gardens and taking over from our indigenous plants along hedgerows and wooded areas.

Timeline

10 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
10 Aug 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 34
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 10 Feb 2021
Closed 10 Aug 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.