good question, no answer in months. . .i just joined this tribe because i am interested as well. maybe if i make several posts it will stimulate some responses.

I just finished a fence and I'm posting the picture now. I'm not sure of the type of bamboo, but it is holding up very well. I've had many failures in the trail and error process.

It's about 2" in diameter and about 21' feet tall on average. The wall thickness can vary from 1/8" to 3/8".

there is a book called "building bamboo fences". i haven't read it so i can't say for sure if it gets into species to use, but i would guess most would work. if you are interested in building japanese-inspired garden fences, the book should not be too hard to fine or too expensive, and would probably be a good investment.

The Building Bamboo Fences Book (Isao Yoshikawa) is excellent how-to and introduction to the traditional craft of Japanese style fences. I don' ave it in hand right now, but I don't remember it addressing species. In the tropics and in Asia, there is an abundance of bamboo diversity for different uses- Chinese basketmaker would laugh that we sell Phyllostays vivax as "timber bamboo"- it spits so easy, just right for baskets! All sorts okinds of bamboo can be used in different ways for fences, but in northern North America, unless you know a bambo farmer, you mostly just work with what you have. If you want more specifics, try the website of the American Bamboo society- the species list is coprehensive, free, and includes both sources and uses.
Personally, I have had lots of Henon (nigra), but I reallylike Madake, angusta (stone), glauca, and congesta, (all phyllostachys). Of course, I'm in the Pacific NW