Bamboo

Bamboo can be obtained by breaking a bamboo tree with any tool, but a sword will break the block instantly. They are naturally generated in jungle biomes so the best place to find them would be there. However, there are other ways to get Bamboo, firstly through mob loot or chest loot from generated structures such as shipwrecks. Fishing is another way to get bamboo as they are part of the ‘Junk’ pool of items.

When a bamboo tree is broken it will drop bamboo as an item that can be picked up by players. Bamboo can be used as fuel for smelting or cooking, breeding pandas, and crafting scaffolding or sticks.

Farming

Bamboo can be planted on moss blocks, grass blocks, dirt, coarse dirt, rooted dirt, mycelium, podzol, sand, red sand, and even mud. On default tick speed the plant will grow every 4096 in-game ticks, but their growth can be accelerated with the help of bone meal. Bamboos can grow up to 12-16 blocks tall and they require a light level of 9 or above to grow.

Breeding Pandas

Bamboo items are eaten by pandas and they can be used to even accelerate the growth of baby pandas. Bamboo can also be used to breed pandas when at least 8 blocks of bamboo are within 5 blocks of the pandas, this makes the pandas the only mob in the game with additional breeding requirements.

Bamboos are a versatile item that can be used for lots of uses, they are great substitutes for sticks. They are essential if you wish to breed pandas. The addition of scaffolding to the game gives bamboo an additional use for the construction of structures and can even be used for vertical mobility.

Q. What is the most common use of bamboo?

A. Bamboo is used most for either breeding pandas or making scaffoldings.

Q. How is bamboo farmed?

A. Bamboo farming is similar to farming sugarcane, you can plant it in dirt blocks, grass blocks, sand blocks, and many other types of blocks.

Q. How rare is bamboo?

A. Bamboo is not a common plant to come across as shipwrecks and bamboo jungles are the most reliable sources.