BLACK BAMBOO - the plants @ where to buy?

2020

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• Mar 11, 2013

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Does anyone know if and where one can buy Black Bamboo for landscaping purposes in the Dominican Republic?

We have a friend who has it in his home in the US and it's non-evasive, grows quickly and offers the homeowner an easy way to get privacy.

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Thks!

 

2020

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• Mar 15, 2013

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Wow, no replies...I guess bamboo is not sold anywhere in the Dominican Republic?

What if, someone was to bring a couple of well rooted single bamboo culms cut to approximately 2.0? in length and packed in moist sphagnum moss - in their luggage from the US?

How bad is DR customs with something like this>?

Heavy fines and jail time?

 

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• Mar 15, 2013

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I'm not in DR yet, but from previous threads I can tell you nobody has an answer.

It depends on who is there at what time, and what side of the bed he/she got up on... how late are his/her bills, etc. etc.

What I've been told by people who live there is that your best bet is to pay a "maletero" and let them take care of your luggage.

 

malko

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• Mar 15, 2013

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Gitana, that is entirely right, pay the guy to carry your luggage, give him tha luggage reciet(sticky bit on ure ticket), and u should have no problem.... I travel from europe once a year ( 6months here, 6 months there) and we always have at least 8 bags( my wife drives me crazy) so u would think they would check..... never. Its a well spent 150/200 pesos.....

 

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La Mariposa

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• Mar 16, 2013

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2020 said:

Wow, no replies...I guess bamboo is not sold anywhere in the Dominican Republic?

What if, someone was to bring a couple of well rooted single bamboo culms cut to approximately 2.0’ in length and packed in moist sphagnum moss - in their luggage from the US?

How bad is DR customs with something like this>?

Heavy fines and jail time?

Click to expand...

You will have to fill a paper for the department of agriculture. What will be your answer to: are you bringing plants......

 

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dv8

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• Mar 16, 2013

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listen, any vivero should have bamboo. i don't know if black... but normal bamboo grows well here, i saw it in many places: offices, houses, gardens and just on the side of the road.