Darmadi, Hamid (30 March 2018). "Sumpit (Blowgun) as Traditional Weapons with Dayak High Protection". Journal of Education, Teaching and Learning. 3 (1): 113. doi: 10.26737/jetl.v3i1.601. Bamboo is an essential ingredient in Chinese cuisine. The shoots are edible and consumed either raw or cooked, with the tough sheath removed. Cooking eliminates bitterness. Bamboo shoots are utilised in preparing many dishes and broths in Asia, and are available in shops as fresh or cooked items. Fuel

Bamboo species can be divided into two groups: sympodial (clumping) and monopodial (running) species. Sympodial species grow from the soil in a slowly expanding tuft, while monopodial species send underground rhizomes to produce shoots several metres from the original "parent" plant. [1]Nancy Moore Bess; Bibi Wein (1987). Bamboo in Japan. Kodansha International. p.101. ISBN 978-4-7700-2510-4. These species’ rhizomes do not send out runners; instead, they gradually enlarge the root system and increase the height of the culm. Growing to H6m x W3m, it is a clump-forming variety and not considered invasive, however, installing a rhizome barrier may be prudent. Bamboo is a symbol of prosperity in Japan, and are used to make New Year's decorations called kadomatsu. Bamboo forests sometimes surround Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples as part of a sacred barrier against evil. In the folktale Tale of the Bamboo Cutter ( Taketori Monogatari), princess Kaguya emerges from a shining bamboo section.

Producing green and cream striped leaves up to 20cm long on thin green canes, it will add movement and sound to the garden as it gently moves in a breeze. Hasan, S.M. (June 1975). "STUDIES ON GROWTH AND MATURITY OF BAMBOO CULMS". The Commonwealth Forestry Review. 54 (2): 147–153. Producing dark green and cream striped leaves it has a bushy habit and will slowly spread if allowed. Because bamboo can grow on otherwise marginal land, bamboo can be profitably cultivated in many degraded lands. [52] [53] Moreover, because of the rapid growth, bamboo is an effective climate change mitigation and carbon sequestration crop, absorbing between 100 and 400 tonnes of carbon per hectare. [54] [55] In 1997, an international intergovernmental organization was established to promote the development of bamboo cultivation, the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation. [56]Keeping bamboo plants at home is believed to bring peaceful energy. It represents flexibility and freedom and therefore, people prefer to keep it in the office environment, as well. The bamboo plant arrangement also represents the five elements of earth, the foundation of a harmonious universe. Panda, H. (6 October 2011). Bamboo Plantation and Utilization Handbook. Asia Pacific Business Press, Inc. p.168.