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Growing Bamboo/trees in pots

  • 05-03-2013 12:23AM
    #1
    Happyman42
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    Any general advise for doing this. Would love some fast height (bamboo?) on a large gravelled area.
    Bamboo from seed or do you buy plants and how fast will it grow?
    Any other trees for this job?


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  • #2
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,334 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    My experience of growing both small trees and bamboo in pots (large pots) has not been great. I had bamboo in a pot for several years and it never stirred, put it in the garden and it grew happily. Bamboo is expensive to buy - I don't know why as the common one spreads like mad.


  • #3
    Happyman42
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    Did you grow the bamboo from seed Looksee?


  • #4
    mchammer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭mchammer


    looksee wrote: »
    My experience of growing both small trees and bamboo in pots (large pots) has not been great. I had bamboo in a pot for several years and it never stirred, put it in the garden and it grew happily. Bamboo is expensive to buy - I don't know why as the common one spreads like mad.

    +1 I could never figure out why it is so expensive or is not more widely available.


  • #5
    rje66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,361 ✭✭✭rje66


    Happyman42 wrote: »
    Any general advise for doing this. Would love some fast height (bamboo?) on a large gravelled area.
    Bamboo from seed or do you buy plants and how fast will it grow?
    Any other trees for this job?
    Bamboo roots are very advantageous and dont like being in pots crammed up. But will grow if very very well watered.


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