November 7, 2008
My bamboo tree is beginning to turn yellow, does that mean that it is dieing?
Can you answer Markooch210's question about Bamboo?:
I have two bamboo trees that i have had for the past 5 years. They each started at about a foot and are now approximately 4 feet. One of the bamboo trees is now beginning to turn yellow, is there anything I could do to turn it back green. I am thinking it might be because of the cold weather. These are lucky bamboo trees and I need to get this fixed ASAP. I hold these bamboo trees in just glass water bottles.
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Yes, yellowing is a very bad sign. You need to cut off the yellowed parts at the joint - they won't green back up again, and the yellowing will just spread and kill the rest of the stalk if you leave it.
Dump the water out & rinse off the roots then refill with fresh water. You can cut off the yellowed pieces. New shoots should form soon.
Maybe. Do the care routine, bestly. Love your bamboo.
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well, i would put the bamboo tree out of the water bottle and in to some thing better. like a vase. also, put marbles into the vase.(i doesnt have to be marbles, as long as its not a hard surface thing like a rock) pour water until it almost reaches the top, like 2-5 inches below. but a glass bottle will do. if you want to, you can put the bamboo into a pot with rich soil and put fertilizer into it.
Sounds like a problem caused by your water. Try using distilled water which is recommended for Lucky Bamboo.
The other possibility is that they are coming to the end of their life. Lucky Bamboo are only supposed to live for two years (I've had mine three and they're going strong).
I agree about cutting off the yellow leaves, and use distilled water. Good luck!