Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Africa, South-Eastern Asia
China
Types
Terminalia arjuna
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
11500
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical forests, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
12 - 8
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm1,000.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm10.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pale Yellow, Yellow green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Brown, Light Yellow, Tan
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Downy mildew, Purple Blotch, Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Drought
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, pollinators
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
conjunctivitis, sneezing
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cardiovascular problems, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Dysentry, Jaundice, Menstrual Disorders
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaf Stalks
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a fodder tree in agricultural areas
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
Terminalia arjuna
BAMBUSA oldhamii
Common Name
Arjuna
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
In Hindi
अर्जुन वृक्ष
Bānsa
In German
Terminalia arjuna
Bambus
In French
Terminalia arjuna
Bambou
In Spanish
Migdałecznik arjuna
Bambú
In Greek
arjuna
μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Migdałecznik arjuna
bambu
In Polish
Migdałecznik arjuna
Bambus
In Latin
arjuna
Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
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Liliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Terminilia
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10091
1
27800
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