Post #666731 by nui 'umi 'umi on Fri, Feb 8, 2013 5:12 PM

Here's a pic of my bamboo Alphonse Karr (bambusa multiplexa). LV, you can see its a "clumper" as the culms are no more than 12" or so from the "mother" The two on the right are from the summer of 2011. The other two came up sometime in August of 2012. Most bamboos grow most vigorously at summers end. I pretty much just enjoy my boo's til Sept. and then either stab the ones that have left the "mother" with a spade and remove them or dig em out and transplant them to a container-no problem giving em away. I have several black boo's that I keep in containers and they sit on a concrete patio slab. There are some clumping and running black bamboos. I was given these two so I'm taking no chances that these "could be runners" might escape their containers and invade my yard or my neighbors. I have them for"ornamental" value. Runners can easily burrow under a block wall or most driveways. On rare occasions some older boo's will flower and seeds could be spread wherever. There is not much you can do about this except maybe cut the flowers off before they go to seed. Anyway, you really just need to "maintain" your bamboo and everybody will be happy. Bamboo is just a big grass-not complicated at all. Don't let the many "myth's you hear scare you.
Cheers

2 yr. old stand, some culms have left the immediate area of the initial planting and will soon be detached,placed in a gallon container and live elsewhere.

black bamboo about 1 year old Apprx 1' dia. Leaf burn due to recent cold snap.

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black bamboo (differtent type) #-4 yr.s old 1/4: dia,

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2013-02-11 20:44 ]