giant timber bamboo - bambusa oldhamii -
grows 18 feet in a season - 3 inches thich -
before you go to work look at the height, and when you come back home you can notice the growth. costs $90-$190 a gallon and must be specially ordered.
punting pole bamboo - bambusa tuldoidesi -
grows as large as giant timber bamboo but its not as thick, but its leafier
bambusa glaucescens - also can be used as a hedge - a big weed like the other tow
dont let bamboo dry out in 1st summer planting. you can tell because the leaves roll up like cigarette papers and become very narrow