65 feet 20 m max diameter.
Giant timber bamboo growth rate.
Longevity less than 50 years.
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.
25 50 feet.
4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.
Germination can take up to six months but is usually much sooner.
Grown as ornamental or for a paper pulp.
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.
However the bamboo growth rate is dependent on the climate conditions.
A normal attrition rate for new growth is around 20.
Timber bamboo growing conditions.
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.
Giant timber bamboo oldham s bamboo chinese name.
Known in the botanical world as phyllostachys vivax it is attractive with green stripes on its yellow canes.
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.
Giant timber bamboo oldham bamboo.
Propagate giant timber bamboo from seed sowing it in a greenhouse around 68 degrees fahrenheit in a moist compost.
Watch bamboo growth video.
36 inches per year.
Most timber bamboos.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
20 f 7 c hardiness zone.
This giant specimen timber bamboo grows quickly to 45 feet with a diameter of 5 inches.
A clump bamboo useful for tall screens.
The ruler is marked in 12 inch intervals for the first 6 feet thereafter the ruler will be in one foot intervals.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united.
Hardy to 15 degrees f.
As it grows taller it becomes thicker and can attain a maximum height of 90 feet.
