What is the importance of planting bamboo?

Bamboo acts as a reservoir by collecting and

storing large amounts of water in its
rhizomes and stems during rainy season, and
returning water to the soil, rivers and
streams during droughts. Bamboo is a great
tool for soil protection due to its rapid
growth, permanent canopy and huge
network of roots and rhizomes.

Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on

earth. Some species of bamboo can grow
more than 1 meter per day, which is about 4
cm per hour. No other plant grows faster.
Two examples of such fast growing
bamboos are Madake (Phyllostachys
reticulata) and Moso (Phyllostachys edulis).
A new bamboo shoot will reach its full
height in less than a year by going through
several rapid spikes of growth. The largest
bamboo species in the world is
Dendrocalamus sinicus, which can grow up
to 46 m in height and up to 37 cm in
diameter.