take a cutting from bamboo

kevsan

Hi,

I have 4 largeish golden bamboo's in the back garden and would like to try and take some cuttings / propogate some more plants...

Whats the best way of doing this?? and when is the best time, somebody mentioned march time, but not sure.

Any advice appreciated.

squack

end of march-april probably best...rather than taking a cutting its a piece of the root you need, with a couple of stems or culms as they are known, attached. can be quite difficult cutting into the edge of the clump and you will probably need secateurs as well as a spade to detach the bit you want:money:

SailorSam

Can you not just break the clump into two or three with a sharp spade ?

kevsan

Thanks for the replies... Didn't really want to chop the clump, as part of it would be for my mum, and not sure how she would cope with stems about 6-7 foot high in the car....

Grebe

I had to divide and move some of mine. To make it easier to handle I just trimmed about 2ft from the top then as SailorSam said divided the clump. That would make it an easier size to go into the car.
Bamboo copes well with a wee trim, in fact mine looks all the better for it.
Hope this helps.

alanobrien

In my experience the smallest bit of root cutting with an intact growth point thrown in a pot watered then ignored yields good results. I have grown countless new bamboo plants from my existing plants this way.

kevsan

Thanks for the responses... I'll give it a go.

Yorkshire_Lavender

kevsan wrote: »

Hi,

I have 4 largeish golden bamboo's in the back garden and would like to try and take some cuttings / propogate some more plants...

Whats the best way of doing this?? and when is the best time, somebody mentioned march time, but not sure.

Any advice appreciated.

Try in Spring - Ground cuttings : the best are from young shoots which look as though they are growing away from the centre of the plant. Cut with a little root attached.

Davesnave

Yorkshire_Lavender wrote: »

Try in Spring - Ground cuttings : the best are from young shoots which look as though they are growing away from the centre of the plant. Cut with a little root attached.

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