Where and When to Cut

15 years ago

Hello! I hope you can see by these images. The bamboo is about 15' tall and is headed toward the water source across the path. It was transplanted here 2 years ago and is doing great. I wanted to remove the root/rhizome that is about 5' long across the path but wanted to also transplant it. When is the best time to cut it back ? And approx where do I cut it? I would really like to get as many cuttings as possible. First image is of the bamboo ( I don't even know the name of it ) Second image is the path it has crossed, slight incline across the path with the ends/tips reaching for the leaking hose. Last year it did the same thing but shot up a culm right in the middle of the path! I wish I would have not killed that one. My son and I cut it with a thin sharp blade that we cut our dead palm fronds with. That worked well as the soil is not very compacted. Any help/suggestions would be very helpful.

Thanks!!!!!!!!! Melissa

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kudzu9
15 years ago
I've tried to grow many bamboo species from rhizome cuttings and my success rate has varied from about 0% to 50% depending on species. If you want to try, you can cut that rhizome anywhere and plant-up 8"-10" chunks from sections that have a lot of fine roots. I'd do it now before we get further into the spring shooting season. However, I don't do much propagation from rhizome cuttings anymore. You can never predict the success rate, and the ones that do shoot will take several years before they put up even moderate-sized culms. If you want better success, let the plant send up new shoots, and then next winter, when the plant is fairly dormant, dig up large rootballs with the culms intact and re-plant.
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