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.

Oldhamii giant timber bamboo.

Good for use as a very big screen. This bamboo is 8 years old but it has looked very much the same for the past 5 years. Oldhamii produces tall and very straight timber in a tight clumping pattern. 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. 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. Full sun rhizome system. Notice how straight giant timber oldhamii grows.

Giant timber bamboo is tall and densely foliaged with stalks that reach up to 4 in diameter. 20 f 7 c hardiness zone. Bambusa oldhamii known as giant timber bamboo or oldham s bamboo is a large species of bamboo. 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 giant timber bamboo oldham bamboo clumping bamboo reaching a height of 20 40 feet with a culm diameter of about 4. Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo. The shoots are commercially harvested in asia and regarded as choice. 4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.

It is truly a well behaved giant. Evergreen and easy to maintain its clumping habit makes it a good option where a non invasive bamboo is needed. It is the most common and widely grown bamboo in the united states and has been introduced into cultivation around the world. It grows up to 18 m tall with straight and upright culms.

65 feet 20 m max diameter. Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united states. Giant timber bamboo oldham s bamboo chinese name. The clumping non invasive habit of giant timber bamboo make it an easy low maintenance choice for homeowners.

It normally takes about 3 years for a bamboo to mature. Most common large bamboo grown in southern california. The evergreen plant has hermaphrodite flowers with both male and female organs. Commonly used for large privacy hedges and windbreaks on large properties.

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. Giant timber bamboo bambusa oldhamii originated in taiwan although it s now widely cultivated around the world.