This bamboo is straight and erect so the canes can be used for many purposes including furniture and garden structure construction.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
Giant timber bamboo plants.
Prone to wind damage if canes have not had several months to stiffen up and become strong.
It is the most common and widely grown bamboo in the united states and has been introduced into cultivation around the world.
Clumping habit is non invasive.
New culms appear aug sept each year growing 3 4 a week.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
Bambusa oldhamii known as giant timber bamboo or oldham s bamboo is a large species of bamboo.
A giant timber clumper growing 55 tall and 4 in diameter in southern california and 20 to 30 up north.
Oldhamii will be hardy to 20 degrees and can go colder but will have some top growth die back when lower than 20 degrees.
It grows up to 18 m tall with straight and upright culms.
Hardy to 20 degrees.
65 feet 20 m max diameter.
21f please respect the minimum temperatures.
Full sun rhizome system.
The shoots are commercially harvested in asia and regarded as choice.
It can be used in the landscape as a specimen plant or as a hedge row.
Size in climate of origin.
Giant timber bamboo oldham s bamboo chinese name.
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.
Long known for its large olive green culms vertical and clumping growth habit and tasty shoots.
4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.
One of the best bamboos for large dense screens.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united states.
If the temps dip below the minimum temps for just a few hours the bamboo will suffer severe damage.
Clumping non invasive bamboo good focal point 20 tall in 3 years.
Some canes may not mature beyond 6 tall if temps cool too quickly in the fall.
Most importantly it will stunt the bamboos long term growth.
Not good in desert climates.
Densely foliaged erect clumps having thick stems reaching 4 in.