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