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terencec
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Remove bamboo leaves permanently

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Hi there, I've a question which I hope the good people here can shed light on.

I have bamboo multiplex Golden Goddess in my garden. I have been removing leaves from lower parts of the canes to show the beautiful canes of the bamboo. Problem is, the leaves keeps growing back so this is a on-going task to keep the lower canes clean of leaves. Is there a way to make the leaves gone permanently? Many thanks..
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Not sure I've got the picture correct but it sounds like you wish to expose the lower canes, I do this on most of my bamboo by limbing up - cut the entire branch off up to the height you want. Sometimes the Bambusa species will resprout and need to be re-pruned though.
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Thanks for the reply. Sounds like I’ve to keep on removing the lower branches. I’ve the bamboo running across the entire length of my fence and they keep re-sprouting...so that’s a lot to do! I’ve attached a photo on a portion of the bamboo :wink: Thanks!!
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