How long will unplanted rhizomes last?

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How long will unplanted rhizomes last?

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My neighbor had a dwarf bamboo that he was going to kill, so I cut & dug it up two days ago. It was a mature clump around 3.5' diameter at the base and I got 18 divisions off of it. 6 have been put in the ground already, but the rest will have to wait a few days.

The unplanted ones have been covered with about 6" of leaf/pine needle mulch and watered a couple times a day while being kept shaded under trees. Will these divisions last a few more days to a week before being planted? The culms are intact on the rhizome.
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Re: How long will unplanted rhizomes last?

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In those conditions they should be fine for a few days, sounds like you've heeled them in and are not letting them drown nor dry out nor bake.
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Re: How long will unplanted rhizomes last?

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Good, I'd hate for all of those divisions to go to waste. I'm taking that one plant and creating a 70' hedge for the rear of my lot. Wish I could use oldhamii, but there are cable & power lines above.
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