Transplanting Bamboo

To transplant bamboo from one place to another, do you dig the plant up or do you get a cutting, put it in water and then root the plant?

2 ratings Tuesday - July 29, 2008From:Region: Mid-AtlanticTopic:,Title: Transplanting bambooAnswered by: Barbara Medford QUESTION:To transplant bamboo from one place to another, do you dig the plant up or do you get a cutting, put it in water and then root the plant?ANSWER:Just to make sure, did you mean the 'Lucky Bamboo' that is sold everywhere growing in water? If so, here is an article on to give you instructions. It is not a bamboo at all, but a member of the Draceana family, and is considered an indoor pot plant.Now, if you are asking about 'real' bamboo, Phyllostachys aurea, yes, we can give you some information on how to transplant this true grass, largest member of the family Poaceae and fastest growing woody plant in the world.

The first two websites will give you transplanting instructions that sound absolutely backbreaking. The last one tells you why we don't recommend it. This plant is a native of China, and at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, we are all about the promotion, propagation and protection of plants native to North America, because a plant growing in the area to which it is native will need less water, fertilization and maintenance. So, are you sure you want to?From the DIY Network, article by Paul James, host of Gardening by the Yard on.Texas Invasives Network (of which the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is an active member). More Non-Natives QuestionsAcre-scale Grass Removal near Austin, TXJuly 04, 2014 - How do I get rid of 10 acres of Kleingrass?Leaf-cutter ants on non-native crape myrtleMay 08, 2008 - We have a problem with cutter ants. I lose my entire Crepe Myrtle tree every year.

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