Longevity less than 50 years.
Giant timber bamboo growth rate.
65 feet 20 m max diameter.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united.
It can reach a height of 10 feet in just three weeks.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
This giant specimen timber bamboo grows quickly to 45 feet with a diameter of 5 inches.
This species of bamboo is largely classified as a timber bamboo.
The clumping non invasive habit of giant timber bamboo make it an easy low maintenance choice for homeowners.
This is one of the largest bamboo species.
Hardy to 15 degrees f.
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.
Once they have reached around 3 feet in height they will begin growing several feet per day.
Germination can take up to six months but is usually much sooner.
The ruler is marked in 12 inch intervals for the first 6 feet thereafter the ruler will be in one foot intervals.
Giant timber bamboo oldham bamboo.
Hardy to temperatures as low as minus 5 degrees f the greenstripe bamboo also has large leaves making it suitable for growing as a hedge.
Bamboo used for timber can come from a great number of species though few of these are cold hardy or likely to be grown in the united states.
Timber bamboo growing conditions.
Full sun rhizome system.
Known in the botanical world as phyllostachys vivax it is attractive with green stripes on its yellow canes.
20 f 7 c hardiness zone.
4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.
As it grows taller it becomes thicker and can attain a maximum height of 90 feet.
Propagate giant timber bamboo from seed sowing it in a greenhouse around 68 degrees fahrenheit in a moist compost.
However the bamboo growth rate is dependent on the climate conditions.
36 inches per year.
Watch bamboo growth video.
Grown as ornamental or for a paper pulp.
Giant timber bamboo oldham s bamboo chinese name.
Most timber bamboos.
