Hi Joe,
Although I have had some success with planting cold-hardly, wind tolerant bamboo in northern Nevada, it is my experience that cold hardy, wind tolerant clumping bamboo are few in number, particularly if you are wanting the taller forest type. I have seen beautiful tall bamboo in Needmore, Indiana and along roadways as far north as Rhode Island, but they were not clumpers.
Google cold-hardy bamboo,especially the non-clumping type, and see what you might like. Also, before you plant these non-clumpers become very good friends with your neighbors and the local concrete ready-mix supply company so you can pour a trench around the area you plant these in.
Hope this helps and best of luck.
Jon Brown
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