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Mon, Jul 30, 07 at 10:05
| Hello folks, first time post.im a first year bamboo grower with a fargesia rufa in a 3 gallon nursery pot.very rootbound.my qurstion is,can i split this plant up like i do my clumping grasses, with a sawsall power tool(reciprocating saw)or do i try to tear it apart by hand to avoid damageing the roots. thanks!randy g. |
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| Randy- I doubt that you would be able to separate the rootball by hand, and you would likely do major damage trying. Use the SawzAll. |
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| Yeah, when I purchased my pot bound B. ventricosa Kimmei I decided to split it before putting it in the ground. I used a hand tree saw and it went without a hitch. Several years later they are both thriving nicely along my backyard fence. You can see pics of the process and growth in the link below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Bambusa ventricosa Kimmei
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