Container-grown bamboo, on average, sells for $40 each. In a quarter acre, you can fit 2000 plants. Selling 2000 plants priced at $30 a piece will get you $80,000. When you're ready to begin, consider your climate and environment first.

Cost-Intensive Cultivation and Maintenance of Bamboo Forests Despite its eco-friendly attributes, the cultivation and maintenance of bamboo forests involve significant costs and investments.

How Much Does It Cost to Plant Bamboo? Homeowners often plant bamboo for privacy, and it can be more affordable than the cost of a privacy fence. The hedge itself is usually between $250 to $500 for a 15-foot to 25-foot plant. It'll be more for larger plants and less for smaller plants.

Clumping bamboo displays pachymorph or sympodial components to their rhizome structure. Meaning that each rhizome turns upward to form a culm. Running bamboo exhibit leptomorph or monopodial rhizomes. This is characterized by an independent underground stem from which aerial culms develop.