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Replanting bamboo? - eigoya - 08-31-2014
I am a poor gardener and that may be generous. The storm took out a large tree which separated our and our neighbors properties. I want a barrier back in and have a large clump of bamboo some of which is 10ft or more. Can I cut and replant a section or do I need the roots? Thanks for clear, fool proof instructions. I still have a two years old banana "tree" which was supposed to be easy "just throw a handful of fertilizer" and has neither grown nor died.
RE: Replanting bamboo? - Cagary - 09-01-2014
You are going to need at least some roots on the bamboo for it to start growing again.
Your "banana" may be a Giant Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia nicoli) which means you'll never get any fruit. Many people get them confused. If it has truly been 2 years, you should have seen at least the flower by now.
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RE: Replanting bamboo? - steve1 - 09-04-2014
Yes you need a bunch of roots. Probably more than the top except for very rapidly growing bamboos (like the running types) which store carbohydrates in the stems and send their sugars to the new corms when they are actively growing. Best bet would be a large clump of roots with at least some stems and make sure the roots don't dry out too much for the first year or so. Also, don't feed too much chemical fertilizer (especially nitrogen) the first year but Albizzia leaves can provide a good organic mulch which also add slow releasing organic (non-salty) nitrogen.
RE: Replanting bamboo? - allensylves - 09-04-2014
Actually, frequent (every 2 months) WEAK fertilization is good. Bamboo is a grass and needs nitrogen. Mine are heavily mulched with green waste mulch so at least some of the nitrogen gets temporarily tied up in the mulch on its way through. This is the first year for 7 plants and 2nd year for 2 and they are doing great and still putting out new growths.
We got 2 of our plants from Quindembo and they will be at the BIAN sale tomorrow starting at 5:00 and on Saturday at the Kanakaole Stadium.
Allen
Finally in HPP
RE: Replanting bamboo? - Lee M-S - 09-05-2014
Replanting bamboo:
Divide the existing plants; try to get at least 3 culms/stalks in each plant, hopefully with a new node somewhere. You can trim the culms down to make it easier to handle. Expect to wait a year or two for substantial new growth.
Bamboo reportedly *can* be started by laying a culm down on the ground and burying it, but I haven't had any luck with that. Seems like cutting a mature culm into sections and planting individually in pots works better, but takes quite a long time.
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RE: Replanting bamboo? - steve1 - 09-05-2014
The reason I suggested using Albizzia leaves as a green mulch is that they are high in nitrogen, organic, and free. Organic nitrogen breaks down by bacterial digestion not by hydrolysis or mechanical weathering so there is less potential for salt buildup which sucks the moisture out of the roots in high concentrations and causes "leaf burn". A thick green mulch layer will also help retain moisture in disturbed soil of new plantings.
RE: Replanting bamboo? - eigoya - 09-13-2014
Thank you, but w lava headed our way, this plan is on hold ( and painting, and cabinets and a stove...)
RE: Replanting bamboo? - laurarice - 09-24-2014
With bamboo one must be patient. I have been waiting for 9 months now for my mayan bamboo to sprout from a root. The shoot is there but not yet emerged. WAIT, keep it moist
Laura