It normally takes about 3 years for a bamboo to mature.
Oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.
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.
Full sun rhizome system.
It is truly a well behaved giant.
Good for use as a very big screen.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
Oldhamii produces tall and very straight timber in a tight clumping pattern.
The earlier in the season you can plant your bamboo the better.
Bambusa oldhamii known as giant timber bamboo or oldham s bamboo is a large species of bamboo.
Giant timber bamboo oldham s bamboo chinese name.
The evergreen plant has hermaphrodite flowers with both male and female organs.
The shoots are edible.
Commonly used for large privacy hedges and windbreaks on large properties.
Notice how straight giant timber oldhamii grows.
65 feet 20 m max diameter.
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 bamboo is 8 years old but it has looked very much the same for the past 5 years.
One of the best bamboos for creating a natural screen or windbreak the stalks can also be harvested and used for home garden projects.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united states.
This is a very easy plant to grow which requires little attention once rooted.
Giant timber bamboo is tall and densely foliaged with stalks that reach up to 4 in diameter.
The shoots are commercially harvested in asia and regarded as choice.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo oldham bamboo clumping bamboo reaching a height of 20 40 feet with a culm diameter of about 4.
It is the most common and widely grown bamboo in the united states and has been introduced into cultivation around the world.
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.
Most common large bamboo grown in southern california.
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.
20 f 7 c hardiness zone.
It grows up to 18 m tall with straight and upright culms.
Giant timber bamboo bambusa oldhamii originated in taiwan although it s now widely cultivated around the world.