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