4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
Full sun rhizome system.
Giant timber bamboo oldham s bamboo chinese name.
A giant timber clumper growing 55 tall and 4 in diameter in southern california and 20 to 30 up north.
Long known for its large olive green culms vertical and clumping growth habit and tasty shoots.
55 tall 4 diameter.
Bambusa oldhamii known as giant timber bamboo or oldham s bamboo is a large species of bamboo.
One of the best bamboos for large dense screens.
Not good in desert climates.
65 feet 20 m max diameter.
The shoots are commercially harvested in asia and regarded as choice.
It is the most common and widely grown bamboo in the united states and has been introduced into cultivation around the world.
21f please respect the minimum temperatures.
Giant timber bamboo plants.
Prone to wind damage if canes have not had several months to stiffen up and become strong.
The shoots are edible.
Some canes may not mature beyond 6 tall if temps cool too quickly in the fall.
20 f 7 c hardiness zone.
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.
It can be used in the landscape as a specimen plant or as a hedge row.
Oldhamii will be hardy to 20 degrees and can go colder but will have some top growth die back when lower than 20 degrees.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united states.
If the temps dip below the minimum temps for just a few hours the bamboo will suffer severe damage.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
Most importantly it will stunt the bamboos long term growth.
Clumping non invasive bamboo good focal point 20 tall in 3 years.
Size in climate of origin.
It grows up to 18 m tall with straight and upright culms.
Clumping habit is non invasive.
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.
This bamboo is straight and erect so the canes can be used for many purposes including furniture and garden structure construction.