How to Divide Root-bound Potted Bamboo
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- čas přidán 22. 03. 2019
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How to divide and transplant your overgrown potted running bamboo!
Over time, bamboo will fill out the pot it's planted in. When this happens, the bamboo will not have room to send up new shoots, and the existing growth will thin out and yellow. When bamboo is root-bound, it won't receive the necessary water and nutrients.
Root-bound running bamboo can escape easily. Instead of letting it escape and grow into your neighbor's yard, divide and transplant it to give it space.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the best time to divide bamboo is in the first quarter of the year, when it is dormant. Never divide the bamboo when it's shooting. Always water it in after dividing, and keep it in a sheltered environment until it establishes.
The bamboo featured here is Pleioblastus linearis.
We hope this video is helpful, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Bamboo Sourcery is a bamboo-specific retail nursery and landscape design business in Sebastopol, CA. Visit us at bamboosourcery.com for more bamboo education!
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This is the best video on bamboo propagation I’ve seen yet. Well done. 👏🏼
Nice! Thanks so much! We're so glad you found it useful!
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Thanks! Jonas is a gem.
So helpful thankyou
Glad it was so! Thanks for watching!
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Does this work with clumping bamboo. I would love to see how to plant those root pieces but mainly on clumping bamboo as that tends to be the variety that is preferred in Australia
Great video! Could that be cut into 8ths instead of just a half? From what I understand, bamboo is quite hardy and you cannot kill it.
What is the best blade to use?
I see another poster tried carbide. I was wondering about that if it might be best. I only have about 3 maybe 4 to divide so I am not too concerned about buying multiple blades. Just want the best/easiest.
We do use carbide blades on our chainsaws, for bigger jobs.
What type of bamboo is that. I live in Adelaide, South Australia, and we have a mediterranean climate.( mild winters and long hot dry summers) I have tried growing alphonse karr, and oldhamii in very big pots. (1000mm or 40 inches across) with some dying, or very, very slow growth. But as soon as i put them in the ground they take of like a rocket. I also have running bamboo that grows very well in pots of any size.
Pleiblastus linearis bamboosourcery.com/product/pleiblastus-linearis-pll/
How wide and long does your bamboo get and can it withstand cold temperatures like in wisconsin? Do you have fast growing bamboo?
It depends on the species. I invite you to check out bamboosourcery.com/bamboo-search/, and filter the search for your cold hardiness zone.
Great video. Being almost December would now be a good time to split or should I wait another month or two?
December is a great time of year to split bamboo.
Can you use this kind of saw to divide bamboo in the groud? Or remove unwanted bamboo that grow into area I dont want? What kind of blade do you use?
Yes, you can use this kind of saw in the ground. Sometime we even use chainsaws. We use carbide blades.
@@bamboosourcery Thank you so much! I once used a chainsaw into ground, but the blades became dull very quickly. I will try to get the carbide blades.
Can I just trim off my tops, put in outside bucket, let reroot and the put into ground?
Bamboo does not propagate that way. You can make cane cuts, but there is an optimal time for this and it only works on clumpers for the most part. You also have to baby them.
With regards to sizing, why not either reduce the root ball further for the pot size that you chose( since there is not much room in the pot used for the new planting) or use a bigger pot given the size of the root ball?
Either option would work, but we don't like to shock the plant too much. We also like to have decent stock to sell our customers.
@bamboosourcery how much do you sell a pot for
Wish i worked there. I love bamboo i grow and split it myself
It's a fun place to work! What is your favorite variety?
I used to use a sawzall, now it's a hatchet, digging bar & shovels. Went through *way* too many blades... even carbide. Also wondering about whether you remove those "circling rhizomes...
We buy a lot of blades, haha! We don't take out the circling rhizomes because those are nice established roots.
hi would you know.the roots on shoots ,will they grow without the vines energy
Could you please clarify your question?
What could be the reason for a bamboo not sending new shoots? Underpotting? I have mine in a 2*1 ft pot , since the past 4 years and there are only 4 shoots about 5 ft.
Would repotting help?
I'm not a professional, but are you feeding the bamboo during growing season? I think the soil not containing enough nutrients may be a reason for a lack of new shoots, but I could be wrong.
@@Tasha.b89 Yeah, it's probably not fertilizing regularly.
I have been fertilizing mine biweekly since the past 4 months and just noticed 2 new shoots beginning to grow!
Repotting probably would help too, as it'll replenish the soil nutrients
Yes, repotting will help a lot.
@@bamboosourcery thanks! I actually noticed new shoots popping but they stopped growing after reaching 4-5 inches. Could this be due to not repotting? Also, I have read, you aren't supposed to repot bamboo when they are sending shoots- as it may die. Is that the case?
I just did repotting and cutting it like you but I am afraid it was in a wrong time - there were small new shoots 1-2 inches long. Is that going to be a problem? It was winter and cold in SE Europe so I did not want to risk because of frost and negative temperatures..
Noticed your comment was from 4 months ago... how did it turn out?
@@bamboosourcery Bamboo took a nice recover from cutting and repotting - so no casualties for now. I expect full growth next spring 🙂
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What kind of sawblades do you guys use?
12 inch 5 teeth per inch pruning blade. We use Diablo brand. Cheap blades tend to not last long.
I transplanted my potted Fargesia Robusta in 48 gallon containers. When it will be time to divide it in a few years, can I save my expensive containers and not have to saw the containers? If yes, how can I do it?
I just split my black bamboo without sawing, (Phyllostachys nigra). I had it growing in the same type of black 15 gallon pot they sawed in half. My bamboo wasn't as root bound so it wasn't hard to take out. I just tipped the pot over and stomped the sides and pulled it out. Then I used a spade shovel to split the plant. So it can be done without a saw but I wouldn't let it get to big and root bound before attempting to split it. Depending on your container type you made need to dig it out of there, could be very difficult, so you probably want to split it sooner rather than later.
We second Max. If needed, you can just saw down the middle and around the sides and then pull out the rootballs in chunks, in order to save your decorative pots.
Can i seperate bamboo before it is root bound in order to avoid repotting?
You can do a bit of root pruning around the perimeter.
what were those containers made of?
Plastic.
So this type of bamboo is invasive. Non-invasive bamboo you wouldn’t have to worry about this correct?
We do advise thinning clumping or non-invasive bamboo by this same method.
Can you do an update to this video please?
What sort of update would be helpful?
@@bamboosourcery How to remove a large potted bamboo from a Terracota pot, as not to break the pot please.
What gallon pots are those?
15 gallons
Why do they say not to transplant while the plant is actively growing??
Bamboo shouldn't be divided while it is in an active shooting season.
Interesting, but maybe next time use subtitles so the viewer could understand the dialogue to get information. Thanks!
Good idea. Thanks for the suggestion.
How long has it been in that pot?
2 years
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the deeper the pot the more time wasted in getting new plants to come up. The roots go DOWN deeper than needed vs when I put some in 4" of soil.
Thanks for sharing your process!
where do you live in?
We're in Northern California.
Vikings growing bamboo, shouldn't you be out pillaging English coast?
LOL, nice one!
Why waste the pot? Pull the plant out then cut it.
We try to recycle and conserve as many plastic pots as possible, but sometimes when it's really rootbound like this, it's nearly impossible to pull it out.
Just attempting this on a recently bought bamboo and it's absolutely impossible to remove it from the pot 🙄
Texas chainsaw massacre
Haha, or Cali!
...but is it cake? 🙃
Haha!.. it's no piece of cake.