Propagate giant timber bamboo from seed sowing it in a greenhouse around 68 degrees fahrenheit in a moist compost.
Giant timber bamboo growth rate.
Longevity less than 50 years.
Once they have reached around 3 feet in height they will begin growing several feet per day.
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.
This species of bamboo is largely classified as a timber bamboo.
20 f 7 c hardiness zone.
Full sun rhizome system.
It can reach a height of 10 feet in just three weeks.
65 feet 20 m max diameter.
4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.
The ruler is marked in 12 inch intervals for the first 6 feet thereafter the ruler will be in one foot intervals.
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 s bamboo chinese name.
Hardy to 15 degrees f.
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.
Germination can take up to six months but is usually much sooner.
Known in the botanical world as phyllostachys vivax it is attractive with green stripes on its yellow canes.
As it grows taller it becomes thicker and can attain a maximum height of 90 feet.
Most timber bamboos.
25 50 feet.
Giant timber bamboo oldham bamboo.
36 inches per year.
A clump bamboo useful for tall screens.
Bambusa oldhamii giant timber bamboo.
Watch bamboo growth video.
However the bamboo growth rate is dependent on the climate conditions.
Grown as ornamental or for a paper pulp.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united.
Timber bamboo growing conditions.
This is one of the largest bamboo species.