Can Bamboos Be Grafted?

No, bamboos are giant woody stemmed grasses and like any grass it cannot be grafted. When a culm is damaged the wound will cauterize but it will not produce new growth cells that would allow it to grow together.

That being said, occasionally freak growth can be observed that would appear to be grafted. Check out the photo below, it appears that 2 shoots grew together or grew apart. When I found this culm it was already grown so I'm not sure it was the latter or the former.

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Notice that the culm begins to separate where the internode length begins to diverge.

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What is your primary interest in bamboo plants?

	Screening or noise abatement.
	Landcape, garden or horticultral specimen planting.
	Exotic plant collecting.
	Poles or practical wood use.
	Arts and crafts, musical instruments.
	Erosion control.
	Culinary shoot production.
	None of the above.
	I have no interest in bamboo plants.

The only genus of bamboo plants that are native to the US is Arundinaria gigantea. The genus consists of one species and 3 sub species that are identified, more probably exist since since the genus commonly flowers.

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