Giant timber bamboo is tall and densely foliaged with stalks that reach up to 4 in diameter.
Oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
Good for use as a very big screen.
Full sun rhizome system.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united states.
Most common large bamboo grown in southern california.
Commonly used for large privacy hedges and windbreaks on large properties.
4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.
In the landscape it can be used as a clump of vertical poles for a columnar element or planted in mass for a fast growing barrier screen or privacy hedge between properties.
It is truly a well behaved giant.
Giant timber bamboo bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo is the largest non invasive clumping bamboo with a nice upright habit so it makes a splendid privacy hedge or living screen.
It s an extremely fast grower if planted directly in the ground in full sun and can reach heights of 20 50 tall when given optimal growing conditions.
This is a very easy plant to grow which requires little attention once rooted.
Notice how straight giant timber oldhamii grows.
The shoots are edible.
Bambusa oldhamii known as giant timber bamboo or oldham s bamboo is a large species of bamboo.
It is densely foliated growing up to 20 metres 65 feet tall in good conditions and can have a diameter of up to 10 centimetres 4 inches.
One of the best bamboos for creating a natural screen or windbreak the stalks can also be harvested and used for home garden projects.
The evergreen plant has hermaphrodite flowers with both male and female organs.
The shoots are commercially harvested in asia and regarded as choice.
It normally takes about 3 years for a bamboo to mature.
Giant timber bamboo oldham s bamboo chinese name.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
Evergreen and easy to maintain its clumping habit makes it a good option where a non invasive bamboo is needed.
The earlier in the season you can plant your bamboo the better.
Bambusa oldhamii otherwise known as ryoku chiku giant timber bamboo or oldham s bamboo is a bamboo species found in australia china japan taiwan and usa.
20 f 7 c hardiness zone.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo oldham bamboo clumping bamboo reaching a height of 20 40 feet with a culm diameter of about 4.
Giant timber bamboo bambusa oldhamii originated in taiwan although it s now widely cultivated around the world.
It grows up to 18 m tall with straight and upright culms.
The clumping non invasive habit of giant timber bamboo make it an easy low maintenance choice for homeowners.
65 feet 20 m max diameter.