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Technical Data - Mature Plant Specifications
Common Name: OldhamiiAlso known as: Giant Timber Bamboo, Speedy Screen, Bambusa speedy screen, Sweet Shoot bamboo
Height: 10-15 m
Pole Diameter:
100 mm
Cold Tolerance:
-9 DegC
Species Origin:
Southern China
Description
This superbly erect rapid growing straight-culmed bamboo takes up less space than most smaller bamboos. With its medium sized broad-leafed dark green clean appearance it’s an ideal slightly larger suburban garden bamboo. Delicious shoots are light green and hairless except for a darker area being revealed by lower culm leaf. A white powder covers the shoots and young culms. The later vivid green culms turn gold in strong sunlight. Beautiful straight timber much used for furniture making and lighter internal structures. Large plantings exist in China and for shoot production in cooler climates but it gives a smaller crop than larger species. Used in NZ and Nth NSW for tall orchard and nursery windbreaks. A cold tolerant "must" for any collector.
