Discontinuation of this Blog

 This blog, "BAMBOO AVAILABLE FOR FREE (ไม้ไผ่ให้ฟรี)", will likely be discontinued this month or next but will remain online for some time. 

General information — ข้อมูลที่สำคัญ

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Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #91) — various species, mainly Phai Liang

— UPDATE 21 OCTOBER 2025: All bamboo poles are still available. —

About 30+ stems of several bamboo species, mainly Phai Liang, are offered FREE of charge. Some stems are 2 m long, others are 4 to 6 m long; basal diameter is mostly 3–5 cm; walls are thick to solid.

Available bamboo species in Sep. 2025

 Living specimens of bamboo species and varieties that are still in cultivation in Bambusetum Baan Sammi in September 2025:

Bamboo culms offered during dry season 2025/2026

 During the past 2024/2025 dry season, an uncountable number of cut bamboo culms were offered, all for free. These offers were published on numerous Chiang Mai Facebook groups and Khun Sam's Facebook page: altogether 36 offers of piles of bamboo, starting with Pile #49 in January 2025 and ending with Pile #85 in May 2025. Furthermore, numerous free bamboo culms were offered to people for self-harvesting the bamboo clumps from September 2024 to April 2025. 

During the rainy season of 2025, a few piles of pre-cut bamboo poles were offered (Piles #86 – #89), all for free.

In the coming dry season of 2025/2026, pre-cut bamboo culms will be offered again for FREE, but in significantly smaller quantities.

We recommend contacting us in advance if anyone is interested in bamboo culms. If and when bamboo culms are available, we will offer them to you first.

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #90) — various species

— UPDATE 21 SEPTEMBER 2025: All bamboo poles have been reserved for someone and cannot be offered to anyone else. —

FREE field-grown bamboo PLANTS to dig up yourself

Bamboo PLANTS for free — ต้นไม้ไผ่หลายพันธุ์ ฟรี

— AVAILABILITY WAS CHECKED AND UPDATED FOR EACH POSTED SECTION IN SEP. 2025: For details, please click the "Read more" link below. —

General information on bamboo culm harvesting and how to obtain these culms free of charge

Over 300 bamboo species were cultivated on the grounds of Baan Sammi, Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai Province, several years ago. The number of species has been reduced over the years, and as of September 2025, only approximately 50 different bamboo species remain.

Most species are useful bamboos with diameters of 3 to 10 cm, thick-walled or even solid on the lower culm, and lengths of 10 m and more.

To harvest the culms of these clumps, we need the help of one person: you, or another person accompanying you who will carry out the assisting work. We saw off all the culms at their bases OURSELVES, but all other work must be done by the person helping, e.g., cutting off the branches from the culms, and uploading the culms onto the person's pickup truck. This person can receive all harvested culms for free if they want them.

We cut the culms ourselves at their bases using a reciprocating saw (left).
To pull a culm out of the bamboo clump, one person (male or female) is needed (center).
You or your team must load all the desired culms (and also branches, if wanted) onto your vehicle (right).

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #89) — various species

— UPDATE 19 AUGUST 2025: All bamboo poles were picked up, none were left. — ลำไม้ไผ่ในสต็อกหมดแล้วครับ —

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #88) — Schizostachyum species

— UPDATE 3 AUGUST 2025: All bamboo poles were picked up, none were left. — ลำไม้ไผ่ในสต็อกหมดแล้วครับ —

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #87) — various species

— UPDATE 26 JULY 2025, 5:30 p.m.: All bamboo poles were picked up, none were left. — ลำไม้ไผ่ในสต็อกหมดแล้วครับ — 

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #86) — various species

 — UPDATE 22 JULY 2025, 11:40 a.m.: All bamboo poles were picked up, none were left. — ลำไม้ไผ่ในสต็อกหมดแล้วครับ —

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #85) — various species

 — UPDATE 23 MAY 2025: All bamboo poles of this pile were picked up on 22 May 2025; none remained. —

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #84) — various species

— UPDATE 4 MAY 2025: All bamboo poles of this pile were picked up today, and none remained. —

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #83) — Bambusa sp.

— UPDATE 4 MAY 2025: All bamboo poles of this pile were picked up today, and none remained. —

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #82) — ×Thyrsocalamus liang

— UPDATE 19 APRIL 2025: All bamboo poles were harvested today and picked up; none remained. —

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #81) — Bambusa duriuscula

 — UPDATE 25 APRIL 2025: All bamboo poles were picked up; none remained. —

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #80) — Dendrocalamus brandisii

— UPDATE 10 APRIL 2025: All culms were harvest and picked up on 9th and 10th April, and none remained. —

Build your bamboo fence with FREE bamboo STEMS that you can harvest yourself!

 There are numerous bamboo fencing constructions and designs, most are of three main elements, each of which works best with poles of different bamboo species:

Examples: Phai Sang Mon, a Dendrocalamus species, is ideal for thick fence poles (left), Phai Ruak Dam, Thyrsostachys oliveri, is good for fence rails (center), and Schizostachyum zollingeri can be easily split for fence strips (right).

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #79) — Schizostachyum zollingeri

— UPDATE 2 APRIL 2025: All bamboo poles of this pile were picked up, and none remained. —