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Recycle, replant and die!

JJJJNR · 2011-05-22 12:41:55

I replanted a lot of bamboo trees recently and they have all started to turn yellow and loose their leaves, the bamboo is still greenish in colour but is it too late to save them.

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22-05-2011 1:41pm

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I replanted a lot of bamboo trees recently and they have all started to turn yellow and loose their leaves, the bamboo is still greenish in colour but is it too late to save them.

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#2 22-05-2011 2:17pm
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I'm no expert, but I think bamboo always go back a bit after transplanting. Then they come on again.

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#3 22-05-2011 9:13pm
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JJJJNR wrote: »

I replanted a lot of bamboo trees recently and they have all started to turn yellow and loose their leaves, the bamboo is still greenish in colour but is it too late to save them.

Same thing happened to mine. I left them in peace for about a month - but no joy. I've cut them down hard and I'm waiting to see if there's any sign of life

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#4 22-05-2011 9:35pm
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The old stems won't regenerate, you're looking for new shoots coming up from the ground. Don't let the roots dry out though!

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#5 23-05-2011 9:21am
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No need to water them today!

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#6 25-05-2011 9:17am
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Cool, I'll leave them in so..

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#7 25-05-2011 9:35am
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Mine are throwing up shoots now. I was sure they were gonners.

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