General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 20 - 65 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Useful for timber production
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Wind

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Common names
  • Giant Timber Bamboo
  • Ryoku-Chiku
  • Oldham's Bamboo
  • Formosa Giant Bamboo

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Location: Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Savannah, GA
Date: 2022-12-09
Location: Sarasota Jungle Gardens, Florida
Location: Sarasota Jungle Gardens, Florida
Location: Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Savannah, GA
Date: 2022-12-09
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Date: September, 2013
top of the fence is 15' and this shows less than half the height
Location: Las Vegas
Date: 2020-10-05
Location: Las Vegas
Date: May
photo by Stan Shebs

Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: Las Vegas
Date: 2020-10-05
Location: Las Vegas
Date: May
photo by Stan Shebs
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