I have many sizes of B.V Buddahs if interested. D. Strictus sedlings - Water boo seedlings Blessings CJ Send email please as i dont receive reply notices for some reason. clutedad@nc.rr.com

Look into some of the Bambusa multiplexes varieties and also the bambusa textilis varieties. Both will tolerate extreme heat and cold down into the single digits for a few hours and below freezing for a few days without much damage.

Here in z8b in Texas, the tallest cold hardy bamboo is Bambusa textilis, growing 40+ feet and cold hardy to below 15F. It does very well here during Winter months and tolerate high heat and wind very well. Other less cold hardy clumpers are B. oldhamii and B. tuldoides, both get severe Winter weather damage when temps get below 20F. For smaller clumpers, try B. multiplex or some of it's varieties, the tallest get to about 20 feet here and there are many to chose from. Good Luck Kt

The poles aren't as strong as you might think (native cane). The plants are very sensitive to the occasional droughts. I had a good stand behind my back yard in a forest and during the drought they died off . Later I found it growing in a low spot that normally floods. Ground water is going to be the key issue and rain runoff ditches are probably the best site for establishing a stand. Still, they spread underground and re-establish where there is adequate and continuous moisture so I have no idea how you would contain them. I don't find them attractive at all. A summertime short visual barrier if there's enough moisture but the rest of the year and in dry periods they do look ratty and the dead,dying leaves do persist. Are you trying to hide a view? As I mentioned, they aren't a permanent barrier. In the riverine (drainage/creek overflow) forest they would pop up in a different location every few years.