The most common giant tropical bamboo grown in the USA. Culms are straight and erect with relatively short branches. Leaves are rather wide. B. oldhamii has a distinct lack of lower branching when the plant matures allowing the large culms to display beautifully. This plant produces the largest dia culms of any bamboo that can be grown in the Houston area climate. It is a very erect, upright bamboo that has a very small "foot print". This allows the plant to be utilized in very small urban landscapes where not much horizontal room is available. It is great a specimen plant or hedge to block second story window or commercial buildings from view. 55' tall, 4" dia culms, good to 18 deg F
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