Bamboo plants grow poorly in heavy clays or where there is high salinity or extended water-logging. The optimal soil pH (by the water system of measurement) is between 5 and 6.5.^R

Propagation

From branch cuttings.

By air layer.

Local Sources

• https://www.treeland.com/product-category/shrubs/grasses/true-grass/
• https://www.greenlifebyshamusoleary.com/
• https://www.konalandscape.com/bamboo-nursery.html

Mail Order

• Tropical Bamboo
• https://www.greendreamsfl.com/
• https://www.bamboogarden.com/
• http://www.bamboodirect.com/bamboo/catalog/timberctlg.html

Species

I have notes on the following.

Plant Logs

Links

• 3 Ways To Create Curved Structures Using Bamboo
• 5 Methods to treat bamboo
• Treating Bamboo in Your Backyard
• Species list from the Florida Caribbean Chapter of the American Bamboo Society