I grow it in my chicken run for shade and as a novelty. It's kinda cool seeing shoots come up in late May and by late June they're 12ft tall and an inch wide. It's technically a grass so the chickens eat the lower hanging leaves as well. In zone 5 they have a limit on their size, but if I can sneak in a zone 6/7 winter they'll have the chance to approach their potential this summer.
Phyllostachys parvifolia has really sized up for me. It was a small plant in 18 when I got it. In 19 I had a couple of culms that reached my hawk netting around 6ft. And last year it blew through the hawk netting and probably reached 12-13ft.
http://bamboogarden.com/Phyllostachys parvifolia.htm
If we get a 6"+ paste storm they'll be in trouble since the early December storm bent them to the ground like the birches. The deform band was great though....deep powder for insulation and nothing on the leaves...it's just too bad we torched it all away.