Many ways to successful breeding

• Rhizome propagation
• Multiplication by division
• Propagation of cuttings
• Propagation by sowing
• Meristem multiplication

Growing bamboo - make many out of 1

If you want to grow bamboo plants quickly, you have to multiply them with rhizomes or divide the root ball. These are the two most proven breeding methods for amateur gardeners. Deliver both variants full-fledged bamboo plants identical to the mother plant.

Whether rhizome propagation or division - start growing bamboo at the right time and with the ideal weather. Either in March or in late summer the bamboo should be divided, multiplied or transplant. Because from April to June new stalks grow. The roots must not be disturbed.

For the professional parts or that too Enclose a cloudy, humid day is recommended. Ideally after a rain shower when the soil is moist and loose.

Growing bamboo through rhizome propagation

Bamboo plants reproduce mainly vegetatively through the spread of roots (rhizome). This is how the starting material for is obtained from separated, rooted pieces of rhizome

new bamboo plants. For this the Partially dig up the bamboo or expose individual rhizomes and from Remove bamboo. Proceed as follows:

• Remove soil from rhizomes
• Separate young bamboo branches individually
• Let the cut dry for a day

Then simply keep the bamboo tree a little moist in the loose, sandy soil and let it drift. Also works in the pot. Important: do not use peat soil! This is too sour.

Growing bamboo by division

You can multiply the garden bamboo (Fargesia) as a clump-forming type of bamboo by dividing the root ball. Water the root ball beforehand. Then continue working in the following steps:

• Tie the plant together
• Root ball with sharp spade share multiple times
• cut off root pieces immediately with a moist Potting soil cover
• then plant in the prepared location or in a planter

Propagate bamboo by cuttings

Only works for some tropical bamboo species when there are root systems in the axillary buds. Bamboos in temperate latitudes have this characteristic not.

Growing bamboo from seeds takes patience

Some types of bamboo only bloom every 80 to 120 years. The others form after the Bamboo blossom only a few germinable seeds. The offspring that are bred often differ from the mother plant.

Bamboo from meristem cultivation

Plant tissue or meristem propagation is only possible in the laboratory.

Tips & Tricks

Be careful when buying bamboo! Many bamboo plants from meristem breeding do not develop in a species-typical manner. Therefore only buy if the mother plant can be examined.