Why is Banboo so expencive?
 

Why is Banboo so expencive?

From what I herd is grown very easily, just divide some and move it and it
will begin to grow. I can see pay $5-$10 for some but paying $19-$40 on
ebay is out of price range.
Is there something I don't know about the high price? Please advise.

Thanks,

David

Why is Banboo so expencive?
 

just wait un till you start paying over $125 for gal sized rare stuff!!!!

"Dave" wrote in message ...
Why is Banboo so expencive?

From what I herd is grown very easily, just divide some and move it and it
will begin to grow. I can see pay $5-$10 for some but paying $19-$40 on
ebay is out of price range.
Is there something I don't know about the high price? Please advise.

Thanks,

David

Why is Banboo so expencive?
 

It's expensive because digging divisions of bamboo is much more difficult
than dividing daylillies. What you're paying for is generally the labor.
Also, some varieties of bamboo have a high failure rate when divided. That
can increase the cost substantially for certain bamboo.

-----
Bob


Dave wrote in message ...
Why is Banboo so expencive?

From what I herd is grown very easily, just divide some and move it and it
will begin to grow. I can see pay $5-$10 for some but paying $19-$40 on
ebay is out of price range.
Is there something I don't know about the high price? Please advise.

Thanks,

David

Why is Banboo so expencive?
 

"Bob Peticolas" wrote in message news:ZsO5b.113498$xf.63736@lakeread04...
It's expensive because digging divisions of bamboo is much more difficult
than dividing daylillies. What you're paying for is generally the labor.
Also, some varieties of bamboo have a high failure rate when divided. That
can increase the cost substantially for certain bamboo.

Not to mention the supply and demand of a capitalist market. It is
worth what people are willing to pay.

Golden Bamboo is usually very cheap. If you don't mind dealing with a
wicked runner and all the "issues" that come with it you can start
there. Often times you can dig it for free. I have a large stand
growing from a single small cutting from about 18 months ago. It is a
vigorus plant.

Chris
==digging a grove of oldhamii all month==

Why is Banboo so expencive?
 

Dave wrote:
Why is Banboo so expencive?

From what I herd is grown very easily, just divide some and
move it and it will begin to grow. I can see pay $5-$10 for
some but paying $19-$40 on ebay is out of price range.
Is there something I don't know about the high price? Please
advise.

Buying plants on Ebay is prolly not a good idea. Buying locally allows
you to get the correct information on how to care for the plant and if
it is for sale locally it is prolly going to survive your particular
climate.

--
Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5

Why is Banboo so expencive?
 

"Dave" wrote in message ...
Why is Banboo so expencive?

From what I herd is grown very easily, just divide some and move it and it
will begin to grow. I can see pay $5-$10 for some but paying $19-$40 on
ebay is out of price range.
Is there something I don't know about the high price? Please advise.

Thanks,

David

They charge extra for spelling!

Why is Banboo so expencive?
 

Why is Banboo so expencive?

From what I herd is grown very easily, just divide some and move it and
it
will begin to grow. I can see pay $5-$10 for some but paying $19-$40 on
ebay is out of price range.
Is there something I don't know about the high price? Please advise.

Thanks,

David

They charge extra for spelling!


this is very weird and so true !!!!
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in
waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is that frist
and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you
can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey
lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.
ceehiro

Why is Banboo so expencive?
 

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 23:02:18 +1000, tropo wrote:


Why is Banboo so expencive?


They charge extra for spelling!


this is very weird and so true !!!!
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in
waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is that
frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl
mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do
not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe. ceehiro

Just try doing that with scientific names, which is the spelling they are
referring to :-)

Jerry

--
Jerry Jorgenson

http://www.j3iss.com/

Why is Banboo so expencive?
 

" Why is Banboo so expencive?


They charge extra for spelling!


this is very weird and so true !!!!
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in
waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is that
frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl
mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do
not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe. ceehiro

Just try doing that with scientific names, which is the spelling they are
referring to :-)

Jerry

good point !

Why is Banboo so expencive?
 

Wow! That is amazing, I could read your post without problems. Who
woulda thunk it.




this is very weird and so true !!!!
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in
waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is that frist
and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you
can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey
lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.
ceehiro

Why is Banboo so expencive?
 

As a bamboo grower I think most bamboos are overpriced. however
some bamboos do give trouble by unwanted shoots which take extra time
from the nursery to get rid off while others take up a lot of space
and grow too fast.

Other bamboo do not make new rootstocks very easely, it can take a
few years for some species to even begin to produce new plants.

(I grow all bamboo directly in the soil and pott them in spring of the
year that I sell them.
some growers grow them directly in a pot and repot them if nessesary.
this is a more expensive mathod, bamboos grow better in good natural
soil than in a pot.



On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:41:54 -0400, "Dave" wrote:

Why is Banboo so expencive?

From what I herd is grown very easily, just divide some and move it and it
will begin to grow. I can see pay $5-$10 for some but paying $19-$40 on
ebay is out of price range.
Is there something I don't know about the high price? Please advise.

Thanks,

David

Imagine that bamboos flowered every year. You could grow loads of them from seeds. As it is, you can split a plant every 1 - 5 years (sometimes more!) to get a new plant. That takes a fair amount of time and effort, and hence the high price. Bear in mind that plantings from established groves require a fair amount of attention to ensure that they survive, and even so there can be a significant failure rate! Hence the high price for some bamboos.

I think that bamboo is a hardy shrub and craves attention it acclimatizes in the warm weather but needs to be constantly nurtured. Illnois university said they actually talk to their plants and some say hello back starnge?

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Imagine that bamboos flowered every year. You could grow loads of them from seeds. As it is, you can split a plant every 1 - 5 years (sometimes more!) to get a new plant. That takes a fair amount of time and effort, and hence the high price. Bear in mind that plantings from established groves require a fair amount of attention to ensure that they survive, and even so there can be a significant failure

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Hello.
Bamboo is a good looking indestructible plant, fantastic for screening or even a stand alone specimen plant in just about any conditions. If planted in a controlled area and inspected every few months for rhizomes escaping, you will not have any problems with it. Bamboo has a fine surface root system that will not seek out drain pipes and block them.

some varieties of bamboo have a high failure rate when divided. That
can increase the cost substantially for certain bamboo.

Yeah, except that's not actually bamboo at all is it.....

A lot of people talk about "bamboo" as if it is one plant, and indeed often refer to "it" as a shrub or tree.....

There are actually nearly 1500 species of Bamboo, and they are grasses....

Whilst some are vigorous and reproduce readily at the rhizome others are slow to increase, or produce such a tight clumping arrangement of culms as to be virtually impossible to divide at all.

Also bear in mind that even the most vigorous varieties are still far slower to reproduce commercially than most seed or cutting raised plants, and take up considerably more space in a nursery.

Why the bamboo is experience? That's a good question, in fact for the growth of bamboo thst's not worth for the high price. I believe there's something wrong with the price!

I would certainly agree that the issue has to do with species. Splitting may be inexpensive but it's also more difficult to succeed in doing. Especially if you haven't done it before, which it sounds like this person hasn't. Shop around a little more and look for the heartiest species.

When you split a bamboo it takes energy to recover. When choosing a bamboo go for roots over stems every time. Large culms look attractive, though if you can't be sure they were made after the bamboo was potted on then go for the 'Weakling' that has roots splitting the pot apart. Bamboos can't get potbound by definition unlike shrubs etc. Always choose roots over shoots every time as that is where the potentials is at.

Some species like Chusquea and can be very difficult and labour intensive to split, even seemingly 'easy' running species like Chimonobambusa are a struggle due to the sparse root systems on the runners. Failure rates can be high which adds to costs...

Wow! That is amazing, I could read your post without problems. Who
woulda thunk it.

I did not know it was expensive, everything I've ever seen was free. Years ago I saw an ad for free bamboo where someone wanted to get rid of him. I took some and planted in my yard a few years later they put in sidewalks, he moved to my backyard. When I got my new place some two transplanted Patches diffferent.

This is expensive, because more difficult to dig bamboo Division
Ratio divided by daylillies. What you pay is a general labor.

Maybe you just have not found the right seller yet. Another thing is that you are technically buying from an online store. You'd be paying more for shipping and placement for that. I suggest you visit a local store and find it to be fairly cheap.

Hey,

If you think the prices for bamboos are so high, just get 1 cut piece of bamboo from ur friend's plant & re-pot it in your garden.....

No need to pay...

Just maintain it & water it properly & you will see amazing results.

Thanks y'all guys for so much information about bamboo! That's all very interesting and you've nearly inspired me to try to grow it myself in the backyard :D If seriously, I think it's so expensive, because it takes a lot of time and energy to collect bamboo and work with it.

It is expensive because it is grown for years and maintained. We can make allot of use out it that is the why it is expensive.

the reason is that it is a renewable resource. it doesn't take but a few years for bamboo to be ready for harvest, and then starts over for the next harvest. expense depends on what you are comparing it to.
Source(s):
personal knowledge, been there, done that

We commonly get questions regarding the high price of bamboo. Many gardeners complain that bamboo plants are too expensive when compared to other common plants/trees, such as Palms or Eucalyptus trees. There are 2 major factors that cause the high cost of bamboo.

First reason is propagation, which is the creation of new plants, it's a very difficult process with bamboo. The flowering and seed production stage of bamboo only occurs are extremely long intervals. Some bamboo species only produce seeds every 100 years of more. The lack of available seeds requires growers to propagate new plants with rhizome cuttings.

Second reason is plant rarity. Many bamboo species are extremely rare in US and importing bamboo from overseas is highly restricted. and it can take many years for a newly introduced species to become established and available to the public. Species must remain in an Federal quarantine area for a number of years before being released into the environment. For this reason, you will rarely see major nurseries, such as Home Depot or Lowes focus on bamboo plant sales. There is simply not enough profit potential in bamboo plants to make it worth their while.

It's so expensive because people use it as sex toys :/

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Yeah It is true. Melbourne has been cursed with the highly invasive Golden Bamboo for many decades now. If it is planted with no boundaries it will fulfil its duties to invade the whole area. That's why its costly in Asia and another country.....

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I enjoyed the information about bamboo, and reading the funny English so easily!

This cleared it up for me. I always assumed that it was that many of the varieties took so long to grow. Purchased a "bamboo select" clumping bamboo, can't remember which type, years ago to create a "green screen" and block out the neighbors. In 5-6 years it grew a foot at most. Although this may have been due to the conditions and not jus the specific type. Needless to say I was disappointed I had paid what I thought was a lot for it at the time.