'pruning' bamboo
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Can you 'prune' a bamboo to shorten it and will the leaves grow from the top again the next year? Or is it better to 'thin it out by cutting a few canes back each year so that they grow up in stages over the years (The canes provide something of a screen so dont want to cut them all down in one go) Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for any advice Rosemary |
'pruning' bamboo
"Rosemary" wrote in message k... Hello Can you 'prune' a bamboo to shorten it and will the leaves grow from the top again the next year? Or is it better to 'thin it out by cutting a few canes back each year so that they grow up in stages over the years (The canes provide something of a screen so dont want to cut them all down in one go) Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for any advice Rosemary No you can not shorten existing canes but yes its ok to remove canes completely and you can also remove all the leaves and side shoots up to about half the height to reveal the canes fully. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea |
'pruning' bamboo
"Rosemary" wrote in message k... Hello Can you 'prune' a bamboo to shorten it and will the leaves grow from the top again the next year? Or is it better to 'thin it out by cutting a few canes back each year so that they grow up in stages over the years (The canes provide something of a screen so dont want to cut them all down in one go) Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for any advice Rosemary Each individual cane (culm) grows to it's full height in a season and does not increase height in subsequent years. New leaves do grow from the old culms. Cut out the old small culms. The new canes that grow each year will be taller . You can limit the height by taking out the tops but it does spoil the overall effect. |
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