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Giant Timber Bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii)

Giant Timber Bamboo

Giant Timber Bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii), also known as Oldham's Bamboo, is a large, clumping timber bamboo with straight, thick-walled culms up to 55 feet tall and 4 inches in diameter. It is a premier non-invasive bamboo for construction and privacy screens in warm climates.

Giant Timber Bamboo

Giant Timber Bamboo

Giant Timber Bamboo

Giant Timber Bamboo

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Bambusa (bam-BOO-suh)
Species:	oldhamii (old-HAM-ee-eye)

Grasses and Bamboo: Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra); Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper); Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus): Towering Tropical Timber Bamboo; Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides): The Classic 'Madake' for Timber; Giant Thorny Bamboo (Bambusa bambos): Impenetrable Tropical Clumping Bamboo; Robust Fargesia (Fargesia robusta): A Tall, Clumping Bamboo for Screening; Dwarf Bamboo (Dendrocalamus minor): A Small, Clumping Tropical Bamboo; Bamboo (Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea); Bamboo (Fargesia denudata); Bamboo (Bambusa arnhemica)

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