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• In English: — ภาษาอังกฤษ
  https://thai-bamboo-plants.blogspot.com/
• In Thai (automatically translated by Google Translate): — ภาษาไทย (แปลโดยอัตโนมัติโดย Google Translate)
  

Bamboo offered can be 

• bamboo culms (stems), either pre-cut or to be harvested, 
• living field-grown bamboo plants to be dug up (usually small propagules to dug up by plant division), 
• culm cuttings and branch cuttings (propagules, seasonally available), 
• potted bamboo plants (saplings, occasionally available), 
• seedlings (from the ground or potted, rarely available), 
• seeds and flowering branches containing seeds (rarely available), and 
• palatable, young bamboo shoots for food (seasonally available).

Gigantochloa sp. with striped stems and leaves, ไผ่ด่างกาญจนา (phai dang kanchana): bamboo SAPLINGS for FREE

 This Gigantochloa species (BS-0635) from southern Thailand was recently propagated by plant division. Single-stem saplings are offered free of charge from May 2025.

This attractive ornamental bamboo forms a dense clump with culms over 12 m high by 6 cm in diameter.

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #59)

 — UPDATE 17 FEB. 2025: All stems were picked up today. Additional bamboo stems of the same Gigantochloa species will be made available soon. —

13 stems of Gigantochloa marga, ไผ่หนังเสือ (phai nang suea), Tiger Stripe Bamboo, were cut on 16 Feb. 2025 and are offered FREE of charge. The stems are 7.5–11 m long, 4.5–6.5 cm in diameter, thick-walled, and most are attractive black-spotted, thus ideal for numerous purposes, e.g., heavy construction (poles, beams), furniture making, handicrafts, interior design, fence posts, and fence rails.

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #58)

 — UPDATE 17 FEB. 2025: Additional bamboo stems of similar species will be made available soon. —

60+ poles of different bamboo species were cut on 16 Feb. 2025 and are offered FREE of charge. The stems are up to 9 m long (most are between 3 and 5 m), with diameters of 3–6.5 cm (most are between 3.5 and 5 cm), and thin or thick walls, a few are basally solid; the poles are suitable for many purposes.

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #57)

— UPDATE 16 FEB. 2025: All bamboo poles of this offer were picked up today; hence, they are no longer available. —

45 stems of Lingnania chungii, ไผ่ชุง (phai chung), Emperor's Blue Bamboo, were cut on 9 Feb. 2025 and offered FREE of charge. Most of the stems are straight, some slightly bent, up to 9.4 m long (most are 4–6 m), 3–5 cm in diameter, thin-walled to moderately thick-walled, ideal for furniture making, handicrafts, interior design, fence slats, and light construction.

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Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #56)

— UPDATE 8 FEB. 2025, 5 PM: All bamboo poles of this offer were picked up today; hence, they are no longer available. —

— UPDATE 8 FEB. 2025. 10 AM: All these bamboo poles of Pile #56 are still available. —

70+ poles of different bamboo species were cut on 7 Feb. 2025 and are offered FREE of charge. The stems are up to 9.4 m long (most are between 4 and 6 m), with diameters of 3–6 cm (most are between 3.5 and 4.5 cm), and thin or thick walls, a few are basally solid; the poles are suitable for many purposes.

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #55)

— UPDATE 8 FEB. 2025: All bamboo poles (Pile #55) of this offer were reserved for someone today; hence, these poles are no longer available. However, you can get cut bamboo poles for construction FREE of the same species (with diameters 4–5 cm) from Feb. to Apr. 2024, provided you HELP US WITH THE HARVESTING of culms from field-grown bamboo clumps. For details on how this works, please read the post of 9 Sep. 2024 in the blog, BAMBOO AVAILABLE FOR FREE (ไม้ไผ่ให้ฟรี). —

28 poles of Thyrsostachys oliveri, ไผ่รวใหญ่ (phai ruak yai), Oliver Bamboo, were cut on 7 Feb. 2025 and offered FREE of charge. The straight, over 20 m tall stems were harvested and cut into solid to thick-walled, 9–11.7 m long poles of 5–6 cm diameter, ideal for strong construction as poles and beams.

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Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #54)

— UPDATE 8 FEB. 2025: All bamboo poles (Pile #54) of this offer were reserved for someone today; hence, these poles are no longer available. However, you can get cut bamboo poles for construction FREE of the same species in 2026, and of another species (Dendrocalamus asper) from Feb. to Apr. 2024, provided you HELP US WITH THE HARVESTING of culms from field-grown bamboo clumps. For details on how this works, please read the post of 9 Sep. 2024 in the blog, BAMBOO AVAILABLE FOR FREE (ไม้ไผ่ให้ฟรี). —

10 poles of Dendrocalamus latiflorus, ไผ่ซางคำ (phai sang kham), Taiwan Giant Bamboo, were cut on 7 Feb. 2025 and offered FREE of charge. Four straight, 25 m tall stems were harvested and cut into ten thick-walled, 3.3–5.1 m long poles of 6–12.5 cm in diameter, ideal for heavy construction as poles supporting roof beams.

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Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #53)

— UPDATE 8 FEB. 2025, 5 PM: All bamboo poles of this offer were picked up today; hence, they are no longer available. —

— UPDATE 8 FEB. 2025, 10 AM: All these bamboo poles of Pile #53 are still available. —

60+ stems of Bambusa textilis, ไผ่ช่างทอ (phai chang tho), Weaver's Bamboo, were cut on 5 Feb. 2025 and offered FREE of charge. The stems are straight, up to 10 m long (most are 5–7 m), and 2–4 cm in diameter (most are 3–3.5 cm), moderately thick-walled, ideal for light construction, furniture making, handicrafts, interior design, and fence slats.

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Pre-cut black bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #52)

 — UPDATE 7 FEB. 2025: All bamboo poles of this species have been reserved for someone today and are no longer available. —

46 stems of Gigantochloa lako, syn. Bambusa lako, ไผ่ดำติมอร์ (phai dam timor), Timor Black Bamboo, were cut on 2 Feb. 2025 and offered FREE of charge. Most of the stems are straight, 4–5 m long (up to 7.5 m), and 4–6 (7) cm in diameter, thin-walled to moderately thick-walled, ideal for furniture making, handicrafts, interior design, and fence slats.

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Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #51)

 — UPDATE 7 FEB. 2025: All bamboo poles of this offer were picked up; hence, they are no longer available. —

30+ stems of Lingnania chungii, ไผ่ชุง (phai chung), Emperor's Blue Bamboo, were cut on 25 Jan. 2025 and offered FREE of charge. Most of the stems are straight, some slightly bent, 6–12 m long, 3–4 cm in diameter, thin-walled, ideal for furniture making, handicrafts, interior design, and fence slats.

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #50)

 — UPDATE 7 FEB. 2025: All bamboo poles of this offer were picked up; hence, they are no longer available. —

24 stems of Schizostachyum funghomii, ไผ่เฮียะฝุงฮอม (phai hia fung hom), were cut on 23 Jan. 2025 and offered FREE of charge. Most of the stems are straight, 6–11 m long, 4–5 cm in diameter, thin-walled, ideal for furniture making, handicrafts, interior design, and fence slats.

Pre-cut bamboo poles for FREE (Pile #49)

— UPDATE 24 JAN. 2025: All bamboo poles (Pile #49) of this offer were picked up today; hence, they are no longer available. However, you can get cut bamboo poles FREE of the same species and similar species suitable for construction, provided you HELP US WITH THE HARVESTING of culms from field-grown bamboo clumps. For details on how this works, please read the post of 9 Sep. 2024 in the blog, BAMBOO AVAILABLE FOR FREE (ไม้ไผ่ให้ฟรี). —

30+ stems of White Cloud Bamboo, ไผ่เมฆขาว (phai mek khao), Bambusa × Dendrocalamus (artificial intergeneric hybrid) were cut on 23 Jan. 2025 and offered FREE of charge. The stems are straight, 10–13 m long, 4.5–7 cm in diameter, thick-walled, ideal for construction purposes (e.g., poles, beams).

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Bambusa boniopsis, ไผ่บอนนี (phai bonni): bamboo SAPLINGS for FREE

 — UPDATE 19 DEC. 2024: All 19 saplings were taken away; this bamboo is no longer available. —

Bambusa boniopsis: Culm with branches and leaves (left), one of the saplings (right)

Bambusa boniopsis (BS-0438) from China was recently propagated by plant division. 19 single-stem saplings were left and are offered free of charge.

This bamboo forms a dense clump with culms 3–6 m high and 1–2.5 cm in diameter. Its habit is V-shaped, with the lower culms branchless. This bamboo is good for privacy screening along property boundaries. The culms are quite strong and can be used to support climbers such as tomatoes.

These saplings should be planted instantly in the ground with normal garden soil or in pots or containers. They are easy to grow and prefer full sun or half shade.

FREE field-grown bamboo PLANTS to dig up yourself

Bamboo PLANTS for free — ต้นไม้ไผ่หลายพันธุ์ ฟรี

— AVAILABILITY WAS CHECKED AND UPDATED FOR EACH POSTED SECTION ON 23 JAN. 2025: For details, please click the "Read more" link below. —

Field-grown bamboo plants of various species are offered for free if you dig them up yourself. We will guide you in digging up effectively and without arduous effort.

Anyone can get these plants for free: private individuals, including gardeners and nurserymen.

Tools:

Please consider getting yourself all the tools and other materials you need to dig up, divide, and transport the bamboo plants you want to receive for free. Here's what tools and other materials you will need: Click on the link to the "Horticultural Stuff" photo album and look at the first two photos, which show several appropriate hand tools. Some of these are essential for the less strenuous digging of bamboo plants. When you click on the photo, it will enlarge, and the text "Info" will appear on the right side of the image.

● A siam (เสียม) is essential for digging, e.g., #1, #2, or #11; the heavier(!) and stronger, the better.
● A short(!) sharp handsaw #9, mainly for sawing off the underground rhizome neck, is needed, at least for necks of the thicker rhizomes.
● Alternatively, the use of tools #12 and #6 together may be suitable for cutting off the rhizome neck instead of sawing it off.
● Any handsaw, e.g., #9, #10, #13, #14, #15, for shortening bamboo culms before digging up the propagule.
● Alternatively, bamboo culms can be cut with a sharp machete (#4), provided the culm diameter is not too large or the culm is not too strong.
● Big sacks are needed to store and transport the bamboo material. Avoid letting the roots dry out.
● If you transport bamboo on the open back of a pickup truck, you may need to cover the bamboo with a large tarp to protect roots, rhizomes, and leaves from sunlight and wind.

Here is an example of the excavation of a bamboo propagule step by step:
Division of a bamboo plant with strong pachymorph rhizomes.

Availability:

Bamboo plants of the species listed below are available at the date of publication or update, respectively. After this date, some species may be temporarily or permanently unavailable. However, other species will become available in 2025 that are not yet listed here.

The best time to dig and transplant bamboo is during the late dry season and the early rainy season (from April to May/June), but always before the bamboo shooting season, which varies depending on the species and can be any month from March to September. The species can be viewed by appointment any day during the daytime all year round. In addition, you will find detailed information on all species in the online monograph “The Bamboos of Thailand”.

Schizostachyum brachycladum 'Bali Kuning', ไผ่ทอง (phai thong): bamboo SAPLINGS for FREE

 — UPDATE 23 JAN. 2025: The sapling has been reserved for an interested party and will therefore no longer be available in Feb./Mar. 2025. However, there are other field-grown plants of the same species that interested parties can dig up themselves. —

 — UPDATE 19 DEC. 2024: 1 sapling is left and offered free of charge in Feb./Mar. 2025. —

Schizostachyum brachycladum 'Bali Kuning' (BS-0208), a tall yellow-stem variety, was recently propagated by plant division. They are planted in the ground but easy to dig out. Several two-stemmed saplings were left and are offered free of charge.

This bamboo forms a dense clump with erect culms up to 10 m high. It is one of the best ornamental or feature bamboos for gardens and is usually planted as a solitary.

Bambusa textilis var. gracilis, ไผ่กราซิลิส (phai krasilit): bamboo SAPLINGS for FREE

 — UPDATE 13 FEB. 2025: 2 saplings are left and offered free of charge in Apr./May 2025. —

Bambusa textilis var. gracilis (BS-0243), a less tall variety of Bambusa texilis, was recently propagated by plant division. They are planted but easily dug out. Several two-stemmed saplings were left and are offered free of charge.

This bamboo forms a nearly dense clump with culms up to 8 m high. It is an ideal bamboo for privacy screening along property boundaries, but is also attractive and easy to grow as a solitary bamboo in the garden.

×Thyrsocalamus liang, ไผ่เลี้ย (phai liang): bamboo SAPLINGS for FREE

— UPDATE 13 FEB. 2025: 4 single-stem small saplings are left and offered free of charge in Apr./May 2025. —

Small single-stem plants of ×Thyrsocalamus liang, commonly known as Phai Liang (BS-001-1) were recently propagated by plant division. They are offered free of charge.

This bamboo forms a dense clump with upright, slightly outward-bending culms up to 15 m high and to 4 cm in diameter. The culms are solid at their base, very strong and durable, and without low branching. This bamboo is one of the best for tall privacy screening along boundaries, but also appreciated as a solitary in the garden background. 

Bambusa cf. variostriata from China: bamboo SAPLINGS for FREE

 — UPDATE 13 FEB. 2025: 1 single-stem potted small sapling is left and offered free of charge in Apr./May 2025. —

This bamboo (BS-0485) is similar to Bambusa variostriata and was recently propagated by plant division. They are offered free of charge.

This bamboo forms a nearly dense clump with culms up to 9 m high. It is suitable for privacy screening. The culms are rather strong and durable and can be used for supporting climbers such as tomatoes.

Bamboo SEEDS and SEEDLINGS of the native Schizostachyum dullooa (Phai Hia, ไผ่เฮียะ) available FREE of charge

 A single bamboo plant (BS-0398) called Phai Hia (ไผ่เฮียะ) at Bambusetum Baan Sammi, which Khun Dieter assumed to be Schizostachyum dullooa prior to its flowering, started flowering gregariously in 2023 and produced viable seeds in 2024. Since flowers were first present, this bamboo was confirmed to be Schizostachyum dullooa by Dr. Sarawood Sungkaeo of Kasetsart University, Bangkok. Phai Hia was often misidentified as Cephalostachyum virgatum.

In July and August 2024, flowering branches with seeds could be obtained for free.

On 4 August 2024, we noticed that seeds germinated on the ground and quite a few seedlings developed. These seedlings were also offered in December 2024 and January 2025; they were free. The remaining seedlings were potted and will be offered free, possibly from May 2025 onwards.

A seed (caryopsis) of Phai Hia (BS-0398A, 22 June 2024, left);
seeds, laid in growth medium on 26 June 2024, germinating a few days later, 30 June 2024 (center);
the seedling developed its first leaf blade two weeks later (14 July 2024, right).

Flowering branches in an early stage (BS-0398, 15 Dec. 2023)

A population (in vegetative stage throughout) of Phai Hia
in Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden
(QSBG-05, 21 Feb. 2010)