Clumping Bamboo Planter Box
The canopy flares outward with an arching canopy as shown below.
Clumping bamboo planter box. Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo oldham bamboo clumping bamboo reaching a height of 20 40 feet with a culm diameter of about 4. Alphonse karr clumping hedge bamboo bambusa multiplex. If you will plant a clumping type of bamboo in the box then a less expensive option is to line the box s inside with black landscaping plastic that measures at least 8 by 10 feet. Clumping bamboo expand at the base by about 4 to 10 inches per year.
Good for use as a very big screen. I ve found that creeping groundcover or crevice plants such as blue star creeper creeping jenny sedums or dwarf mondo grass make nice soil covers in bamboo container gardens. See link for photos in the landscape. Bamboo rhizomes are about 12 inches 30 cm deep but the roots travel as deep as 3 ft 90 cm.
Attractive stems are brilliantly striped green on yellow with new growth pinkish and green. Move your box to a sheltered site for planting to allow the bamboo to settle in for three or four weeks. Unlike running bamboo bambuseae that can pop up across your yard clumping bamboo tends to stay put even as its shoots multiply. 2 for 1 sale bogo 1 gallon wamin dwarf buddha belly clumping bamboo bambusa vulgaris wamin 34 95.
As a hedge can be maintained at 8 to 10 ft. Most common large bamboo grown in southern california. The depth is important too. Apply a 1 2 layer of wood chips or sphagnum moss to soil surface maybe stone chips or gravel if you ll be planting succulents or other small plants around the base.
Clumping bamboo great for hedges or tall screens. Clumping bamboo growth rate. Here is a close up of a clumping bamboo root mass. Moso bamboo seeds fresh giant bamboo seeds for planting 100 seed high germination diy bonsai home garden yard decor seed by havipro giant bamboo 2 6 out of 5 stars 80 9 99 9.
Use potting soil and set the bamboo at the same height as it is in the pot. 2 for 1 sale. Growth progression of clumping bamboo root system. Removal of clumping bamboo.
How to remove clumping bamboo. Clumping bamboo grown in a 20 by 20 planter and running bamboo grown in a 30 by 30 planter should be divided or repotted about every five years.