If height is a factor in choosing a bamboo, then this is the one for you.  It only grows to about 8-10 feet tall and has pencil-thin canes.  It gets very bushy and makes an excellent low hedge or privacy screen.  (see other bamboo plants for privacy screening)

Max. height: 10 ‘
Max. diameter: 1/4 ”
Minimum Temperature: 20^o F.