It can reach a height of 10 feet in just three weeks.
Giant timber bamboo growth rate.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united.
20 f 7 c hardiness zone.
4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.
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.
Giant timber bamboo oldham bamboo.
Most timber bamboos.
The ruler is marked in 12 inch intervals for the first 6 feet thereafter the ruler will be in one foot intervals.
Grown as ornamental or for a paper pulp.
However the bamboo growth rate is dependent on the climate conditions.
Germination can take up to six months but is usually much sooner.
Giant timber bamboo oldham s bamboo chinese name.
A normal attrition rate for new growth is around 20.
As it grows taller it becomes thicker and can attain a maximum height of 90 feet.
36 inches per year.
Longevity less than 50 years.
65 feet 20 m max diameter.
Known in the botanical world as phyllostachys vivax it is attractive with green stripes on its yellow canes.
Watch bamboo growth video.
The clumping non invasive habit of giant timber bamboo make it an easy low maintenance choice for homeowners.
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.
25 50 feet.
A clump bamboo useful for tall screens.
This species of bamboo is largely classified as a timber bamboo.
This giant specimen timber bamboo grows quickly to 45 feet with a diameter of 5 inches.
Timber bamboo growing conditions.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
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.
Once they have reached around 3 feet in height they will begin growing several feet per day.
This is one of the largest bamboo species.