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Transferring bamboo plant

ryan.ulmer89ryan.ulmer89 Posts: 1
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hi

i have just moved into a new house and there is a large bamboo plant planted in a very large pot which is then on top of soil at the rear of the garden. It’s probably at least 7 foot tall including the pot.
i want to remove the plant from the pot and re plant it in the soil, are there any issues with that? I know it will be heavy, do bamboo plants become out of control if in open soil? 
thanks
ryan 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    ryan.ulmer89 said:
    hi

    i have just moved into a new house and there is a large bamboo plant planted in a very large pot ...., do bamboo plants become out of control if in open soil? 
    thanks
    ryan 
    Hi Ryan and welcome :)

    Yes, most of them do ... they invade your garden and all the neighbours' gardens too ... there's a reason why the last gardener there put it in a pot .... :o

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • MuddyForkMuddyFork Posts: 435
    You may struggle to move the pot as the roots may already have escaped through the drainage holes
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Unless you know what type of bamboo it is, I agree with the others, don't remove it from its pot and replant it in the ground. Some Bamboo is notorious for underground roots which go a long way.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
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