"Planet X" wrote in message
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Hi,

I've got a dwarf bamboo that has totally filled a 15" decorative pot.
I want to remove it from the pot and plant it in the garden. Of
course, nothing is that easy; the pot has a pinched in rim!!

Has anyone any useful tips that will enable me to extract the rootball
without cracking the pot? The pot has quite a large 'mouth' and it
has reasonably thick walls.

Thank you

You could use the pressure washer method,as referred to by Sacha, but unless
you are talking about a true dwarf bamboo then the rhizomous roots will have
totally filled the pot. You may be able to cut a few of the roots with bolt
croppers or an angle grinder -if you are very lucky:-)