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Bev - I remember you asking this question a couple of weeks ago, but I haven't
seen any responses. Hopefully there will be some this time - I'm waiting, too!
There's spreading bamboo and there's clumping bamboo - you'll probably need to
know which kind it is.
Sandy

On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:36:45 -0400, EarthNSky wrote:

> 
> This is one of those better safe than sorry questions..
> A month or so ago, we cut/harvested some bamboo canes from my neighbor's
> grove.  The canes are 3 inches at the base and probably 40 feet tall.
> Today, I cut the tops off the cane, basically halving the cane into 2 20
> foot sections.  I want to build some trellises such from the canes, BUT,
> I had this thought...knowing how bamboo spreads...
> If I bury the cane tops in the soil, there's no chance that it will
> root, is there?  It's been over a month since the canes were cut and
> they are partially dry..surely they won't root, will they?  Do I need to
> pour concrete in coffee cans and put the canes in the concrete, or can I
> just stick them in the ground?
> 
> Bev
> -- 
> Bevanron of EarthNSky Farm   Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the
> ocean's depths, MY son is protecting YOUR freedom.
> 
> 
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