Giant Timber Bamboo Arizona
If the temps dip below the minimum temps for just a few hours the bamboo will suffer severe damage.
Giant timber bamboo arizona. The clumping non invasive habit of giant timber bamboo make it an easy low maintenance choice for homeowners. Our bamboo is acclimatized to our arizona climate and provides a lush evergreen environment. Bamboo is extremely light strong and environmentally friendly. Giant timber bamboo plants.
Bambusa oldhamii is native to china and the most commonly cultivated clumping timber bamboo in the united states. We use a specific kind arizona timber bamboo which is noninvasive clumping bamboo grown in our bamboo nursery locally in chandler. A large erect growing thorny timber bamboo used for house construction. The wood is reported to be even more durable than g.
It s an evergreen that is suited for planting in a wide range of soil conditions. The shoots are commercially harvested in asia and regarded as choice. Care follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep extensive root system. Up to 85 tall x 7 dia.
It is especially appropriate for narrow spaces. Phyllostachys bambusoides looks fantastic in group planting or single planting where it can create an imposing vertical mass. The culms are tall and erect with an attractive dark green color. In just a few years giant timber will form a gorgeous stand of towering bamboo.
It is the most common and widely grown bamboo in the united states and has been introduced into cultivation around the world. Rare in the u s. Bambusa oldhamii known as giant timber bamboo or oldham s bamboo is a large species of bamboo. 21f please respect the minimum temperatures.
The giant timber bamboo makes an ever enlarging clump for a large space. 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. This giant timber bamboo tree is cold hardy and heat tolerant. It works well as a centerpiece or to form a stunning hedge.
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. The clump next door to me is about 20 years old and is very imposing though not invasive. Hardiness unknown full sun. Chaco giant thorny bamboo.