RE: Bamboo ?
I live in TN and we have what we call creek cane and it dones well in what cold we have here. And the deer do like beding in it. And it dont run every ware like thay say. But you have to plat it in a wet kinda area. It get pertty tall I have some in my fince rows that are like 7 to 8 feet tall.
I would be happy to send you some small ones with the roots on them if you would like? you could try it and see