This American bamboo Society website will let you search for bamboo varieties based on height, cold hardiness and shade, but not drought tolerance.
http://www.bamboo.org/BambooSo...
The "Source List" page explains each field:
http://www.bamboo.org/BambooSo...
Unless you're familiar with bamboo and know how to contain "running" bamboo, you probably want to limit yourself to "clumpers" only. I sure did!
I'm guessing North Dallas is around Zone 8, and hence your winters often get to 10 or 15 F. If i call, the ABS filter will filter out bamboos that would have leaf damage after a brief exposure: NOT a root-kill. So you could look for varieties that are only "hardy" down to 15 or 20 F and accept some leaf damage in an average year.
I would pick 0 or 5 F, and limit myself to plants that would hardly ever get even leaf damage. But you also want TALL ones ...
Bamboo could take 3-6 years to reach their maximum height for your location.
I found many with height >= 25 feet, "cold hardy" to 15F.
No clumpers were listed that were cold hardy to 10 F and 30 feet tall.
http://www.bamboo.org/BambooSo...
Angelazeis. Bamboo would do the trick but an umbrella - or even an awning extending out from the house - might be a more effective and you don't have the concern about the roots.
