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Does bamboo run from roots

Steve Mac

By Steve Mac
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Steve Mac Grand Master

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We all know that (running) bamboo can and will run.

And apparently if the above ground stalks are planted or buried they will die and will not grow roots or rizomes.

If a rizome (below ground stalk) is planted it will grow above ground stalks and roots and more runners or rizomes.

Now I have a friend with an old 'Phylo' in a pot and it has broken out of the base of the 2'6" pot and has some thick roots

going down into the ground and has been for over 5 years, we cant move the pot which is completely solid with roots and

near the top half circleing rizomes.

The plant appears not to be spreading in the ground, what are the chances of the deep roots forming rizomes and running?

Or is it only the rizomes that can make roots?

Cheers Steve

It is not dead, it is just senescence.

   

 

 

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Underground rhizomes!

Oh, mommy, say a prayer for me, the bamboo's running, it won't be easy

Don't let it near me, don't let it touch me, or anything . . .

They run and run like Nixon on castor oil . . . .

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Steve Mac Grand Master

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Err yeah, thanks for that Dave.

It's just that my mate is convinced that roots going out the bottom of a deep pot

will not form rizomes and will not run, is he right?

Cheers Steve

It is not dead, it is just senescence.

   

 

 

peachy Grand Master

peachy

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It really depends on the type of bamboo and the ground it is on. But you can control ANY bamboo easily by just cutting off shoots that pop up in unwanted places. They wont come back up again.

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mangolorry Contributor

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"you can control ANY bamboo easily by just cutting off shoots that pop up in unwanted places. They wont come back up again"

Can't really agree with that. Whilst that is largely the case with clumpers the opposite is true with runners. Cutting them only encourages rhizome branching. Cut a shoot off and you get 2 new ones, cut those 2 and you get 4, cut 4 and you get 8 and so on. Running bamboos are incredibly invasive and not really suitable for inground planting in domestic situations

tank Grand Master

tank

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Most phyllostachys, once rooted, will run, even from a potted plant. Easiest way is to dig around the plant to see if its sending out any lateral rhizomes. You could always dig it up and put it in a bigger pot.

Jason

Gainesville, Florida

Steve Mac Grand Master

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OK , Thanks people for your input.

Cheers Steve

It is not dead, it is just senescence.

   

 

 

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