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Hello--

I planted a small, 3gal specimen of this clumping variety amongst my exotic bamboo @6 months ago. I see this morning that it is sending up its first "real" shoot of substance; a great red color as I'd seen in the pictures online.

At any rate, it occurs to me that I planted it too close to the property line, as it will be pushing out the raised bed railroad ties onto the neighbor's property in short order. Is there any reason why I can't carefully dig it up and move it about 6ft further into my property, or should I wait until the fall when it goes dormant?

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How tall is the shoot? Your current weather is very important. If only a few inches tall then I think that if you are gentle, careful and have compatible weather you can move it now but if it is hot and dry where you are then wait. I did the same with 3 bamboo a few months ago, one had an active shoot, another had 3 and they all kept going once moved, but my timing was a rainy period with tons of humidity. I had the new planting mounds ready (no can dig a hole here) and the backfill soil plus a hose right at hand.

I think the key though is weather and timing, make sure that the root mass does not get hit by direct sun or winds and if you can time it for a period of a few rainy/cloudy days it would be best.

If the shoot is taller then I'd wait, and if it is expected be hot, sunny and dry I'd wait.
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BTW - so the D validus has red shoots? Do you have a photo link? I'm having a senior moment and can not recall if I planted D validus or D peculiaris...
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Hi Brad--

For whatever reason there seems to be very little info on the web regarding the D. Validus, and I am curious to see these red culms for myself. The aforementioned 18" shoot is showing red, but I am guessing I have set the growth back now by a few months after having transplanted it to a better spot...
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I'm curious about the red as I've never read that about D validus but out here the bamboo folks call red bamboo is D sikkimensis which I have and the mature clump mine came from was a real beauty - not red, but orange/golden with shiny waxy culms and really interesting shoots - the shoot leaves look like a hairy angry animal.
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Agreed, Validus should have more of an orange hue to it once they fully emerge.

This is the my newest shoot popping...

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These are from last year...

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Wow, nice shoots! I get the red part now.
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needmore wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:35 pm Wow, nice shoots! I get the red part now.
Thanks! I'm hoping these push 5" diameter this year. Height of last year's I would estimate to be at least 40 feet.
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I think mine is D peculiaris not D validus but yours makes me ponder getting one. I'm around 38 species I think but there are not many more out here I can find that I would like, I'm a bit terrified of D giganteaus as it will get quite large here!
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Great photos...
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Hard to predict, maybe new but smaller shoots yet this fall?
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Seven total new shoots and one appears to be at least five inches diameter! :D

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Pretty impressive and especially so for Jacksonville!
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