I live in the Albany NY area and would like to grow bamboo, but am not sure I can grow what I want based on research so far. I can't use a running type, so that leaves me with only clumper varieties to choose from. Fargesia seems to be the most common cold tolerant suggestion, but I was hoping for something around 1.5-2" thick, which does not seem to exist from what I can find so far. Fargesia robusta seems to be the thickest one, but I am unsure that would survive zone 5. Any suggestions or thoughts? (Or am I just plain out of luck?)