The full spectrum of bamboo uses – from paper to stir-fry, timber to surfboards, even using biomass pulp for producing electrical energy– remains largely untapped in the United States. As landscape plants, however, bamboo’s popularity is on the rise.

Bamboo Garden is an Oregon-based nursery specializing in hardy clumping and hardy timber bamboo. We ship high-quality bamboo plants nationwide. Tue-Sat: 9am to 4pm

Learn about Madake, Japanese Timber Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo at Bamboo Garden in Oregon. USDA Zone: Zone 7 • Diameter: 4-6 inches • Minimum Temp: 5º F Tue-Sat: 9am to 4pm

Phyllostachys vivax is one of the hardiest timber bamboo. In most circumstances P. vivax will mature to 45 feet in height, with 3-4 inch diameter canes, but if given ideal conditions in SE USA, or China and Japan, it can grow to 70 feet and 5 inches in diameter.

Use this guide if you experience winter low temps of 5º F or less. These bamboo have little or no damage when exposed for a short period of time.

Timber Bamboo These are our largest temperate bamboos, several of which can grow over 40 feet tall and up to 6 inches in diameter. Phyllostachys are what many consider to be the classic bamboo – a giant grass capable of forming beautiful, open groves.

Newly introduced from nurseries in Europe (originally from Anji and Zhejiang provinces in China), this bamboo is hoped to be a good option for large timber bamboo in colder climates. Like Moso, the leaves are small which should give it a similar appearance, though it is more closely related to P. atrovaginata than Moso. The new culms are dark ...

The culms age to a distinct olive grey color; some call it “Giant Grey Bamboo." Its vigorous growth, feather-like leaf pattern, and upright habit make 'Henon’ one of the finest choices for a true bamboo forest.

Bamboo Garden offers full size Timber Bamboo up to 45 feet tall! Create an instant grove that would otherwise take 10 years to achieve.

Like other Fargesias, it is a clumping bamboo and is happy with some protection from hot afternoon sun. It is mostly suitable for areas that have the cooling in nighttime hours more common in Northern states, not in Southern states.