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Giant Timber Bamboo
Giant Timber Bamboo

Tree Echium
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About Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Biennial

Type

Grass
Tree

Origin

China
Canary Islands

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

150010
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-118-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8
9 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,000.00 cm240.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

-
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
-

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA oldhamii
ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Bānsa
Tree Echium

In German

Bambus
Baum Aciam

In French

Bambou
Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

Bambú
árbol Aciam

In Greek

μπαμπού
δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

bambu
árvore Aciam

In Polish

Bambus
drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Bamboo
lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales
Lamiales

Family

Poaceae
Boraginaceae

Genus

Bambusa
Echium

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Bambuseae
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

9160
1 27800
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Properties of Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium

Wondering what are the properties of Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium? We provide you with everything About Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium. Giant Timber Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Tree Echium doesn't have thorns. Also Giant Timber Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Giant Timber Bamboo has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation and Throat itching and Tree Echium has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation and Throat itching. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium

Season and care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium is important to know. While considering everything about Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Giant Timber Bamboo season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Tree Echium season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Giant Timber Bamboo is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Giant Timber Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline.

Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium Physical Information

Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Timber Bamboo height is 1,000.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium are as follows:

  • Giant Timber Bamboo flower color:

  • Giant Timber Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

  • Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet

  • Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium

Care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Tree Echium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Giant Timber Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Giant Timber Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.