Phyllostachys pubescens is a climbing shrub belonging to the genus Phyllostachys in Araceae, which has distinctive characteristics of tropical rain forest plants, such as the leaves with drop-shaped tips, smooth and waxy surfaces, and easy to grow air roots, mainly to better adapt to the special climate conditions of tropical rain forest with high temperature and high humidity. At present, many new varieties of Phyllostachys pubescens have been artificially cultivated, such as Phyllostachys pubescens in Xiandong and Phyllostachys pubescens in Miniature, with relatively small plant types. Because of its semi-shade tolerance, long-term cultivation in indoor astigmatism environment and very small and fresh decorative effect, it is loved by everyone!

The phenomenon of long air roots of Phyllostachys pubescens is more common in old piles, which has a certain relationship with environmental humidity:

Phyllostachys pubescens has thick stems, large petioles, oval or loving young leaves, which are quite similar to the leaves of Drip Guanyin, while the old leaves are mostly with holes or cracks. Only the branches of Phyllostachys pubescens cultivated for a long time will grow brown rope-like fleshy air roots, which look like iron wires or wires. The long air roots of Phyllostachys pubescens are mainly due to the relatively dry basin soil and the high humidity of the culture environment, which can play an auxiliary role in absorbing water and nutrients.

There are many ways to deal with the long air roots of Phyllostachys praecox:

① Proper pruning:

If you think that the air roots of Phyllostachys praecox have affected the ornamental effect, you can selectively cut off some with a sharp knife. It should be noted here that only the air roots on the old stems should be cut as far as possible, and the air roots that have just grown on the young leaves should not be trimmed.

② Sorting and bundling:

If it is an old bamboo with many air roots, you can smooth the air roots according to the trend of the roots, arrange and bundle them properly, and tie them aside, which is also a landscape! Moreover, air roots can assist in absorbing water and nutrients, and can share some nutrient consumption for plants, which is helpful for the subsequent good growth of plants. For example, when you need to go out for a long time, you can put the entangled air roots in a water basin and absorb water through the air roots. Even if no one takes care of it during going out, the bamboo will not dry up.

Through our introduction, I believe everyone has a deeper understanding of how to cut the air roots of Phyllostachys praecox if they are too long.