36 inches per year.
Giant timber bamboo growth rate.
Once they have reached around 3 feet in height they will begin growing several feet per day.
25 50 feet.
Most timber bamboos.
65 feet 20 m max diameter.
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.
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.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united.
A normal attrition rate for new growth is around 20.
This giant specimen timber bamboo grows quickly to 45 feet with a diameter of 5 inches.
This is one of the largest bamboo species.
Full sun rhizome system.
Watch bamboo growth video.
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.
This species of bamboo is largely classified as a timber bamboo.
However the bamboo growth rate is dependent on the climate conditions.
A clump bamboo useful for tall screens.
As it grows taller it becomes thicker and can attain a maximum height of 90 feet.
Giant timber bamboo oldham s bamboo chinese name.
Timber bamboo growing conditions.
Longevity less than 50 years.
Known in the botanical world as phyllostachys vivax it is attractive with green stripes on its yellow canes.
4 inches 10 cm minimum temp.
Hardy to 15 degrees f.
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.
Germination can take up to six months but is usually much sooner.
20 f 7 c hardiness zone.
Giant timber bamboo oldham bamboo.
