Bamboo chop back

fern Rob

Bamboo chop back

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Hi All,
I have a large bamboo plant in the garden that was planted in the wrong place, it is now blocking the view in to one of the main planting beds.
A few Question.
If I was to chop it to the floor would it re generate?
Are they easy to transplant as I have seen people do this before but Bamboos don't seem to like it?
Thanks
Neil Ziemski

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Yes if cut back to ground it will re shoot.
It will survive a move, I've moved plenty over the years.
Neil
fern Rob

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How much root must be taken and do the old stems die back?
jezza

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Bamboo transplants easily. I've known it to come back from a culm that only had two small roots coming off it whereas any other plant would die from lack of root :shock:
fern Rob

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So dig up and give loads of water and it should be fine.
fern Rob

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I will upload a photo of the plant later.
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Rob, as other's have said just move to where you have to!, it will establish quicker again, the more root you take with it though . karl.
fern Rob

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Just thinking its a large plant.
fern Rob

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The bamboo in question.
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Get a sharp spade in there!
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I think I will move it soon there is much more planting space, I could gain a 5ft piece of garden and move the bamboo to a area that is hard to plant tropicals because it is in deep shade. How much root must be taken?
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fern Rob wrote:Just thinking its a large plant.
Rob, that's only a tiddler :lol: , no problem to divide. karl.
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I just don't want to kill it, to be honest I don't want to divide it but move the whole clump.
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fern Rob wrote:I just don't want to kill it, to be honest I don't want to divide it but move the whole clump.

You wont be able to kill that!
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I once dug a clump up and it died :(
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