#1: transplanting bamboo
Posted on 2005-07-31 01:33:05 by Bill Davis Jr
I found a grove of large culms and have permission of the owner to
take a few to grow. There is no way of course that I can transport a
20' culm with roots.
Assuming that I can dig out a few small clumps of the rhizomes, to
transplant, do you think it would be ok if I cut the culms very low to
1 or 2 feet? I know it is the rhizome root mass that carries the
energy of the plant for next season, but I wonder if it will die
without the culms/leaves until next spring?
-- David
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#2: Re: transplanting bamboo
Posted on 2005-08-01 03:04:40 by World Traveler
Go ahead as you've described. The only reason for leaving a length of culm
on the root mass is to remind you what it is and where it's planted. Keep
in mind that you probably won't see any new growth for a year or more. "The
first year it sleeps, the second year it creeps, the third year it leaps --"
When the Kanapaha Botanical Garden (Gainesville) was having their yearly
bamboo sale, their products were all cut back just as you've described. We
bought a number of bamboo species from them and every one has done well. We
just had to wait for two years to see a good quantity of new bamboo.
Regards --
"ElectricLandlady" <me@home.com> wrote in message
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>
> I found a grove of large culms and have permission of the owner to
> take a few to grow. There is no way of course that I can transport a
> 20' culm with roots.
>
> Assuming that I can dig out a few small clumps of the rhizomes, to
> transplant, do you think it would be ok if I cut the culms very low to
> 1 or 2 feet? I know it is the rhizome root mass that carries the
> energy of the plant for next season, but I wonder if it will die
> without the culms/leaves until next spring?
>
> -- David
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#3: Re: transplanting bamboo
Posted on 2005-08-01 16:33:48 by Bill Davis Jr
Thanks WT. I'll have to check out Kanapaha sometime also if I find
myself in that area.
On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 01:04:40 GMT, "World Traveler" <wt@earthlink.net>
wrote:
>Go ahead as you've described. The only reason for leaving a length of culm
>on the root mass is to remind you what it is and where it's planted. Keep
>in mind that you probably won't see any new growth for a year or more. "The
>first year it sleeps, the second year it creeps, the third year it leaps --"
>
>When the Kanapaha Botanical Garden (Gainesville) was having their yearly
>bamboo sale, their products were all cut back just as you've described. We
>bought a number of bamboo species from them and every one has done well. We
>just had to wait for two years to see a good quantity of new bamboo.
>Regards --
>
>
>"ElectricLandlady" <me@home.com> wrote in message
>news:2b3oe1h18qaj461v7g3f143m54ped19sho@4ax.com...
>>
>> I found a grove of large culms and have permission of the owner to
>> take a few to grow. There is no way of course that I can transport a
>> 20' culm with roots.
>>
>> Assuming that I can dig out a few small clumps of the rhizomes, to
>> transplant, do you think it would be ok if I cut the culms very low to
>> 1 or 2 feet? I know it is the rhizome root mass that carries the
>> energy of the plant for next season, but I wonder if it will die
>> without the culms/leaves until next spring?
>>
>> -- David
>
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