transplanting bamboo
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 |
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" wrote in message ... 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 |
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" 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" wrote in message .. . 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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