I was participating in the Christmas bird count when walking near the edge
of a cemetery, I saw a stand of bamboo. I live in Pittsburgh, PA, and we
have had temperatures a number of times around 5 degrees f. The bamboo was
green. It was located in an area where a lot of stuff appeared to be dumped.
Maybe someone placed bamboo at a grave, and the caretakers removed it, and
then dumped it there. I pulled off a section, and brought it home. I stuck
it in a pot with soil inside my house. Do I need to do anything else in
order for it to grow?

thanks

Tom

Most likely the variety of bamboo you encountered will not propagate
from any above ground parts. You will need a length of rhizome with
viable buds with or without a culm (cane).

Most likely the variety of bamboo you encountered will not propagate
from any above ground parts. You will need a length of rhizome with
viable buds with or without a culm (cane).