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Yes, you can transplant this type of plant, though it isn't really a bamboo. You can take cuttings and put them in pure water with gravel, just like the parent plants are in. They should root fairly quickly, especially if you add clean water each week and make sure the pot is scrubbed out periodically as well.

-- Contributed by: Kathleen Roberts

Can you transplant the small, decorative bamboo plants that sit on a desk? Like cutting off the shoots and planting them, is that a possiblity?

-- Contributed by: Debbie Royce

You can transplant bamboo in early spring or late fall. If the bamboo is sending shoots, this is not the time to transplant.

When you're ready, you'll need to dig a clump of three or four fairly young culms. You'll need a very sharp shovel to cut the roots. Once dug you cannot allow the roots to dry out at all. Water it well, wrap it in plastic and quickly get it to its new home where it should be planted immediately.

-- Contributed by: Kathleen Roberts

My friend has beautiful bamboo that was well established before she moved into her house. Unfortunately she doesn't like it at all and is planning on destroying it. She has offered it to me to take some but I am not sure the best way to do this. I live in UTah and have mainly a clay soil. Where and when would I begin? Her bamboo is about 3/4- 1 in diameter and so far 12-15 feet tall. When is the appropriate time to transplant, etc? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you

-- Contributed by: Carolyn

Emily,

The general rule is to plant it at the same level that it was planted before. You should be able to see a line where the soil was previously. That is your planting line. Planting too deep will cause your bamboo to die.

-- Contributed by: Kathleen Roberts

If I transplant small, about 2 feet high, bamboo plants, how deep do I plant them?

-- Contributed by: Emily S

Hi Sarah, Yes you can re-pot your bamboo in a larger pot. It likes well drained soil, so you could use pre-mixed soil for cactus plants (available at your local store) or at least put some gravel in the bottom of the pot to ensure proper drainage.

-- Contributed by: Charlotte Gerber

Hi CeCe, This information is correct. Be sure that your climate can sustain bamboo outdoors in the winter. It grows best in temperate and sub-tropical climates.

-- Contributed by: Charlotte Gerber

I have a very small indoor bamboo that I got as a housewarming gift. It has completely outgrown its porcelain container. How do I transplant it to a bigger planter? Does it need soil? I do not think there is any soil in the original container. I live in the pacific nw and I am ok with keeping it indoors.

-- Contributed by: Sarah

Please let me know if this is right information. Bambbo plants that have been kept indoors in their original container should not be planted outside until the spring for climates that have cold winters.

-- Contributed by: CeCe

Hi Danny, Dig up the clumps that you wish to transplant and re-plant them in the desired area. It will take a year or so for the plants to re-establish a good root system in their new homes, but they should take hold and provide you with a privacy fence. This form of propagation will be the fastest way to get the results you want. Visit the American Bamboo Society for more tips on growing this plant.

-- Contributed by: Charlotte Gerber

Hi Leslie, Dig up the clumps and transplant them wherever you want them. It may take 2-3 years for them to establish a good root system after it has been transplanted, so be patient for new growth.

-- Contributed by: Charlotte Gerber

We have a large bamboo patch on our property, about 80ft by 100 ft square. Many of them are as thick as a mans wrist and it grows in clumps as well as skipping a good 6 or 8 ft section and shooting up again individually. We are wanting to ring the back of our property with it, so I have cut out most of the smaller trees and brush along the woodline, hoping it will spread naturally. We also want to line about 130 ft of road frontage along a ditch for a natural privacy fence. I am wondering what is the best way to achieve this the fastest? This variety sems to grow about a foot a day on some stalks. Would it be best to dig up small 3 to 12 inch buds? 6 to 15 ft new growth before the branches sprout? New growth just after the branches and leaves sprout, or old established stalks?

Any suggestions? Ease of transplanting is not the issue, but the fastest way to line the ditch with healthy, established bamboo is.

-- Contributed by: Danny

I am wanting to cut some bamboo shoots out of my mothers yard that are coming from her neibors yard. How is the best way to dig these out and not kill them, so I can replant them in my yard. They are on a veritcal root system and are just shooting up all over the yard.

Thank you! Leslie

-- Contributed by: Leslie Powell

Angela, it is hard to say without knowing the type of bamboo and how it "got sick". If you can describe the problem your bamboo is having it will be easier to come up with a possible solution.

-- Contributed by: Kathleen Roberts

Sam, your bamboo should do fine having the whole plant transplanted. However, I can't find any information on the type that you have so I don't know when you can expect new shoots.

-- Contributed by: Kathleen Roberts

I have bamboo in my home for a house plant. I had a beta swimming in around it and the bamboo started to get "sick". I cut the bottom, put the beta in another bowl and now have the bamboo isolated. Is cutting the bottom and putting it in water enough?

Thanks. Bamboo lover

-- Contributed by: Angela

I have just transplanted three Sami Oldhami Bamboo that had attained the height of 20 feet in two years. Do I have a chance of success in this or should I have cut them off three or four feet from the ground which is the way I received the original setting. Is it OK to have transplanted the whole plant? How long before new shoots push up? Thanks for advice on this. Sam

-- Contributed by: Sam

Sherry, you can grow bamboo from cuttings. Cut your piece from a young plant. Your cut section should have two full internodes and a half of an internode. (An internode is the space between the "lines" on the trunk)

Cuttings should be planted immediately to increase your chances of success. When you plant it, make sure the half internode is above the ground. Water the cutting regularly until roots and shoots develop. You can pour water right into the top of the cutting.

-- Contributed by: Kathleen Roberts

We have some bamboo growing outside, close to where we live. Can we take a cutting and grow it inside?

-- Contributed by: SHERRY
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