This "golden bamboo" from China has been widely planted in southeastern states, and sometmes mistaken for the native Arundinaria. P. aurea is locally invasive due to its aggressive rhizomes. In Ky. it is uncommon, but some patches have become extensive over an acre or more in adjacent woodland or edges (at least in FAYE, GRNP, JEFF, HART and LEE). These will slowly spread much further if left unchecked. Large areas can be killed by repeated cutting or mowing for a year, then repeated applications of glyphosate plus imazapyr on the weakened regrowth (based on experience at Yew Dell in OLDH; P. Cappiello, pers. comm.).