Bamboos losing leaves

Hello! We have a swimming pool and behind the swimming pool we have a terrible view, so we thought that planting bamboo might be a good idea. So we ordered bamboos based on how tall they grow and also rizome barriers to avoid them fucking around, and life was good until an acquaintance told me “this is a mess close to a swimming pool, because of the leaves falling!”

So, info that we didnt know messing with our plans. But I have read that not all bamboos are created equal and not all of them lose their leaves, or lose them in a not significant amount. I started to look for info but it looks like it is not that easy to find some detailed knowledge about this. I found info only about one variety.

I was thinking that maybe some of you could know about bamboos losing leaves, so these are the varieties that we ordered, now  I have to know more about them

- Phyllostachys Nigra x 5
- Phyllostachys Bissettii x 3
- Semiarundinaria Fastuosa x 1
- Semiarundinaria Fastuosa Viridis x1
- Phyllostachys  Aureosulcata Aureocaulis — This one I have read that will not lose leaves x1

So, this is it, what do you think?

I don't know about the specific varieties mentioned, but bamboos are essentially a giant grass. They die back as they age and the dead stems and leaves fall. It's part of their life cycle as far as I know.

I would be surprised to find a bamboo stalk much older than 7-8 years.

When I walk through our bamboo groves I often have to clear the deadfall annually unless it's an area we harvest the shoots.

L. Johnson wrote:I don't know about the specific varieties mentioned, but bamboos are essentially a giant grass. They die back as they age and the dead stems and leaves fall. It's part of their life cycle as far as I know.

I would be surprised to find a bamboo stalk much older than 7-8 years.

When I walk through our bamboo groves I often have to clear the deadfall annually unless it's an area we harvest the shoots.

Gracias! I guess all of them will have this process. But as I read , it has not the same intensity on each cultivar. If it is something subtle it will not be a problem. If it is something massive, it will be and I will have to change plans or mitigate somehow