Re-planting bamboo???

DH wants to plant some bamboo along our back fence so we can have a privacy shield from the alleyway we currently are looking at. Some guy on Craigslist has some for DH to dig up and replant. I guess it is full grown. It's pretty tall. If DH plants it, will it be limp or will it stand right up? I don't know anything about bamboo. Thanks!!

Re-planting bamboo???
Hey Becky,





Be careful with Bamboo, it is invasive. There are two types, generally, clumping and running. I used a 30 mil by 24 inch root barrier to prevent the bamboo from going into the neighbors yard (you would be responsible for any removal or damage by law). If you identify the type of bamboo, then you will be able to know exactly what you have and how it will behave. I recommend the ABS (American Bamboo Society), they really know their bamboo.





I love my Bamboo - I have a Rubromarginata Philostasys which is a Timber bamboo. I also have Moso, and both are invasive if not checked. The shoots are delicious and after about 5 years of growth in the area, will get as big as an Arm. You cut them out, chop them up and have a great stir fry.





Good luck with it, don't stop because of a possible problem, learn how to deal with it, and then enjoy your bamboo. Replanting it is easy! Just take the rhizomes and put some dirt on them. They will clump or spread. You can also take a culm (part that grows out of the ground) and sprout it. See on the node of the culm there is a bump, that will sprout into a plant. Simply set the culm on it's side in a good potting soil.





If you need more information on the bamboo, there are groups that will help you ID the exact species - there are hundreds of species of Bamboo.
Reply:if it is the feathery light green variety with light, thin stalks,


(pandas eat it), it wll grow very nicely and fast. give it plenty of room and will make a pretty privacy plant with very little water, but remember, it takes up space.. it transplants easily.
Reply:Be very careful it will take over the whole garden! Best to plant it in pots or dig down and bury a board of some sort to form an under ground wall to block the roots from spreading towards the rest of the garden.
Reply:The new shoots of bamboo will be tall and erect.When replanting cut off at ground level loose shoots.Keeping very wet ensures more rapid growth.New shoots start in May and stop in sept.A decent clump will make 4 or 5 new tall shoots each year.To make a hedge the bamboo type needs to be called phylistachis.The green stemmed on is toughest,quickest grower if your in england
Reply:Be sure you have the root base of that bamboo contained--like grass-it'll spread...and it's really invasive...grows fast-and will be beyond mowing in a day..like in a really bad B-Movie staring Michael Landon and/or Vincent Price or something..





Some people plant it in a bottom less trash can-so it's contained...it's a grass--the deep roots are contained-but it the sides are where it'll travel...and it'll travel!!