We need urgently a fast growing evergreen windbreak.
I have planted some clumping bamboo last year but they have only grown to 1.5m or so. Even they are considered to be the fastest growing plants in the world.
I read that they need plenty of nitrogen perhaps that was is or maybe our climate is just a bit too cold for clumping bamboo to grow fast
enough. We are getting up to -5°C (5 below freezing) at some winter nights. What do you think?
Bamboo seems to be ideal otherwise because it is no fire hazard like pine
trees or gum trees they work in winter too and it grows in the shade. There are alder (?) trees too, but they are incredibly brittle and they son't break the wind on the soil level, they are decidious as well.