Some canes may not mature beyond 6 tall if temps cool too quickly in the fall.
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.
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.
Hardy to 20 degrees.
21f please respect the minimum temperatures.
It can be used in the landscape as a specimen plant or as a hedge row.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
Clumping habit is non invasive.
Size in climate of origin.
Giant timber bamboo oldham s bamboo chinese name.
The shoots are commercially harvested in asia and regarded as choice.
Giant timber bamboo plants.
Prone to wind damage if canes have not had several months to stiffen up and become strong.
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.
Not good in desert climates.
Oldhamii will be hardy to 20 degrees and can go colder but will have some top growth die back when lower than 20 degrees.
Most importantly it will stunt the bamboos long term growth.
4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.
It is the most common and widely grown bamboo in the united states and has been introduced into cultivation around the world.
20 f 7 c hardiness zone.
One of the best bamboos for large dense screens.
It grows up to 18 m tall with straight and upright culms.
55 tall 4 diameter.
Long known for its large olive green culms vertical and clumping growth habit and tasty shoots.
Densely foliaged erect clumps having thick stems reaching 4 in.
Full sun rhizome system.
The shoots are edible.
65 feet 20 m max diameter.
This bamboo is straight and erect so the canes can be used for many purposes including furniture and garden structure construction.
Bambusa oldhamii known as giant timber bamboo or oldham s bamboo is a large species of bamboo.