{"product_id":"bambusa-oldhamii-oldhams-bamboo","title":"Oldham’s Bamboo - Bambusa oldhamii","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOldham’s Bamboo - Bambusa oldhamii\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOldham's Bamboo is the clumping bamboo most often specified in Australia when a fast, tall, non-invasive screen is required. \u003cem\u003eBambusa oldhamii\u003c\/em\u003e forms a tight upright clump of thick green culms carrying its foliage high, so it screens at first floor level without running through the garden the way phyllostachys and other running bamboos do. Its rhizomes are the clumping type, meaning the base widens slowly on itself and can be held in bounds by removing outer culms every few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Oldham’s Bamboo\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClumping Root System\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rhizomes turn upward rather than travelling, so it will not invade lawn, neighbouring blocks or garden beds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight for Footprint\u003c\/strong\u003e: Few plants deliver 10m of screening from a base only 2 to 3m across.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed\u003c\/strong\u003e: New culms emerge at full diameter and reach near full height in a single growing season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWind and Noise Buffering\u003c\/strong\u003e: The dense mass of culms and foliage takes the edge off traffic noise and wind exposure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: More frost tolerant than most tropical clumpers, handling light frosts once the clump is established.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpper Level Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: The go-to answer for blocking a two storey window or a neighbouring balcony.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a row it filters rather than blocks wind, so it does not create damaging turbulence.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside and Resort Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gives instant tropical character with minimal leaf drop into water compared to broadleaf trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Planters\u003c\/strong\u003e: Workable in generous raised beds and planter boxes provided watering and feeding are consistent.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early summer so the clump makes a full season of growth before winter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, fertile, moisture-retentive soil with free drainage. It is a heavy feeder and will underperform badly on thin, dry, unimproved sand\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water generously and consistently through the first two summers, because moisture stress in the growth season directly reduces culm height. 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