A large erect growing thorny timber bamboo used for house construction.
Giant timber bamboo arizona.
Bambusa oldhamii known as giant timber bamboo or oldham s bamboo is a large species of bamboo.
This giant timber bamboo tree is cold hardy and heat tolerant.
The culms are tall and erect with an attractive dark green color.
If the temps dip below the minimum temps for just a few hours the bamboo will suffer severe damage.
Up to 85 tall x 7 dia.
Our bamboo is acclimatized to our arizona climate and provides a lush evergreen environment.
It s an evergreen that is suited for planting in a wide range of soil conditions.
We use a specific kind arizona timber bamboo which is noninvasive clumping bamboo grown in our bamboo nursery locally in chandler.
In just a few years giant timber will form a gorgeous stand of towering bamboo.
Bamboo is extremely light strong and environmentally friendly.
It has much presence so it will overpower small spaces.
A very popular upright grower giant timber is a clumping variety with a fairly open growth pattern that enables you to truly enjoy its beautiful form.
Most common giant timber bamboo in america clumping variety will not become invasive cold hardy down to 20 degrees zones 8 to 11 usage specimen planting hedge screen container height up to 55 feet and cane diameter up to 4 inches easy extremely fast grower in full sun to full shade no shipments to arizona.
21f please respect the minimum temperatures.
It is also commonly used in furniture making most notably in taiwan.
Hardiness unknown full sun.
The giant timber bamboo makes an ever enlarging clump for a large space.
Most importantly it will stunt the bamboos long term growth.
Rare in the u s.
The wood is reported to be even more durable than g.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united states.
Care follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep extensive root system.
Giant timber bamboo plants.
The clump next door to me is about 20 years old and is very imposing though not invasive.
The shoots are commercially harvested in asia and regarded as choice.
Phyllostachys bambusoides looks fantastic in group planting or single planting where it can create an imposing vertical mass.
It is the most common and widely grown bamboo in the united states and has been introduced into cultivation around the world.
It is especially appropriate for narrow spaces.