Densely foliaged erect clumps having thick stems reaching 4 in.
Bambusa 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.
Most importantly it will stunt the bamboos long term growth.
Some canes may not mature beyond 6 tall if temps cool too quickly in the fall.
Size in climate of origin.
Not good in desert climates.
65 feet 20 m max diameter.
Bambusa oldhamii known as giant timber bamboo or oldham s bamboo is a large species of bamboo.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united states.
A giant timber clumper growing 55 tall and 4 in diameter in southern california and 20 to 30 up north.
The shoots are commercially harvested in asia and regarded as choice.
This bamboo is straight and erect so the canes can be used for many purposes including furniture and garden structure construction.
Full sun rhizome system.
New culms appear aug sept each year growing 3 4 a week.
20 f 7 c hardiness zone.
55 tall 4 diameter.
It grows up to 18 m tall with straight and upright culms.
Long known for its large olive green culms vertical and clumping growth habit and tasty shoots.
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.
Hardy to 20 degrees.
One of the best bamboos for large dense screens.
Clumping non invasive bamboo good focal point 20 tall in 3 years.
If the temps dip below the minimum temps for just a few hours the bamboo will suffer severe damage.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
Oldhamii will be hardy to 20 degrees and can go colder but will have some top growth die back when lower than 20 degrees.
4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.
Clumping habit is non invasive.
It is the most common and widely grown bamboo in the united states and has been introduced into cultivation around the world.
It can be used in the landscape as a specimen plant or as a hedge row.
The shoots are edible.
Prone to wind damage if canes have not had several months to stiffen up and become strong.