"DavidPT40" wrote in message news:xmcSb.136313$Rc4.1077120@attbi_s54...
Can anyone recomend a large growing species of bamboo for zone 6a
(Louisville Kentucky). Would like to plant some along a length of fence
line. Also, is growing bamboo from seed feasible and practical (germination
rate/growth rate)?

Thanks

running bamboo
forget seed it is rare
Phyllostachys rubromarginata
Phyllostachys decora
Phyllostachys vivax (die to the ground in hard winters like this one)

These bamboo will run a distance equal to their height every year
unless some form of barrier is used. If the other side of the fence
is mowed regularly that will also help.