Bamboo





| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tools | |
| Blast resistance |
1 |
| Hardness |
1 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
Yes |
| Flammable |
Bamboo: Yes (60) |
| Catches fire from lava |
Yes |
| Map color (JE) |
|
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Bamboo is a versatile, fast-growing plant found primarily in jungles, used for crafting (particularly scaffolding and bamboo wood), smelting, and breeding pandas.
A bamboo shoot is the initial non-solid sapling form of planted bamboo.
Obtaining
Bamboo shoots in item form cannot be obtained through vanilla means. In Bedrock Edition, they can be obtained through add-ons or inventory editing. In Java Edition, they do not exist as items and are thus completely unobtainable.
Breaking
Bamboo stalks can be mined with any tool, but an axe is quicker than other tools. Using a sword of any type breaks bamboo stalks and shoots instantly, even with Mining Fatigue. Flowing water also breaks bamboo shoots, but not mature bamboo stalks.
| Block | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 1 | 1 | |
| Tool | — | ||
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | |||
| Default | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 0.75 | — | ||
| 0.4 | — | ||
|
0.3 | — | |
| 0.25 | — | ||
| 0.2 | — | ||
| 0.2 | — | ||
| 0.15 | 0.05 | ||
| 0.05 | |||
- incorrect tool, drops nothing
- correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
- correct tool, drops the block itself
- italicized can be instant mined
- ↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation
Bamboo generates in widely scattered single shoots within jungle biomes. Bamboo generates much more densely in the bamboo jungles, covering large areas of the landscape. Bamboo does not generate in sparse jungles in Java Edition.[1]
Mob loot
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Panda | 0–2 | 66.67% | 1.00 | 0–3 | 66.67% | 1.33 | 0–4 | 66.67% | 1.67 | 0–5 | 66.67% | 2.00 | |
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Panda | 0–2 | 2⁄3 | 1 | 0–3 | 2⁄3 | 4⁄3 | 0–4 | 2⁄3 | 5⁄3 | 0–5 | 2⁄3 | 2 | |
| Mob | Amount | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | |||
| Panda | 0 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | |
| 1 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | ||
| 2 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 2⁄9 (22.22%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | ||
| Average | 1 (1.00) | 4⁄3 (1.33) | 5⁄3 (1.67) | 2 (2.00) | ||
| Drops | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mob | Expected Number of Kill | ||||
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||
| Panda | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.60 | 0.50 | |
Generated loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Chest | 1–3 | 51%{ "item": "Bamboo", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.5097535152939056, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| ||
| Supply chest | 1–3 | 14.4%{ "item": "Bamboo", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.14367923534041638, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
| ||
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Chest | 1–3 | 50.9%{ "item": "Bamboo", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.5089233125982084, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| ||
| Supply chest | 1–3 | 14.4%{ "item": "Bamboo", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.14367923534041638, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
| ||
Fishing
Bamboo can be found while fishing in jungle biomes as a junk item.
Usage
When broken, any bamboo block placed or grown above it is also broken. A bamboo block drops itself as an item if a piston pushes it or moves a block into its space. When bamboo is first placed as a shoot it’s not solid and can be destroyed by water flowing into it. After growing at least one block taller it becomes a solid stalk and cannot be destroyed by water. To transform a bamboo shoot into a solid bamboo block place another bamboo on top of it.
Unlike most plants, bamboo cannot be composted.[2]
Farming
Bamboo can be planted on moss blocks, grass blocks, dirt, coarse dirt, rooted dirt, gravel, mycelium, podzol, sand, red sand, suspicious sand, suspicious gravel, mud, muddy mangrove roots, bamboo shoot, or on itself. At default random tick speed (3), each plant grows on average every 4096 game ticks (204.8 seconds). When bone meal is used on it, it grows by 1–2 blocks. Bamboo can grow up to 12–16 blocks tall. The top of a bamboo plant requires a light level of 9 or above to grow.
Because bamboo breaks in almost the same way as sugar cane, a sugar cane farm can be easily adapted to this use. While water is not needed with such a farm, some spacing is recommended if the harvest is done manually as mature stalks are solid.
Pandas
Bamboo items are eaten by pandas and can be used to speed up the growth of baby pandas. Bamboo can also be used to breed pandas when at least 1 bamboo block (not a bamboo shoot) is within 5 blocks of the pandas, making the panda the only animal in the game to have extra breeding requirements. At this point, the player can feed them bamboo and they mate to have a baby.
Fuel
Bamboo can be used as fuel for smelting. Each bamboo item smelts 0.25 items.
Bamboo can be crafted into other items to increase its fuel efficiency.
- By crafting a Block of Bamboo (9 bamboo) into 2 bamboo planks, 3 items can be smelted instead of 2.25, a 33.3% increase in efficiency.
- In Bedrock Edition, the fuel efficiency can be further doubled by crafting the bamboo planks into twice the amount of slabs.[3]
Flower pots
Bamboo can be placed in a flower pot, where it retains the design it has in its item form.
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block of Bamboo | Cannot be crafted back into 9 bamboo. | ||
| Scaffolding | + String |
||
| Stick |
Appearance

The appearance of bamboo changes as it grows. When first placed, it takes the form of a small shoot that has no hitbox. When it grows one block taller its thickness increases to 2 pixels and the top block has leaves. At 3 blocks tall, the top two blocks have leaves. At 4 blocks tall, the bamboo thickness expands to 3×3 pixels. At 5 blocks tall, the top three blocks have leaves on them, and these blocks remain on top as the bamboo grows. Destroying a block of bamboo does not change the appearance of the blocks below it. Bamboo is oriented randomly in the block that it is in.
Sounds
Bamboo
bamboo sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 0.8 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 0.8 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | varies [sound 1] | 16 | |
- ↑ 1.0 for all except
step2andstep4, which are 0.7
bamboo sound type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | 0.8 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | block | 0.8 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | 0.25 | 0.5 | |
| Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Walking on the block | block | 0.3 | varies[sound 1] | |
| Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.15 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | block | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
- ↑ 1.0 for all except
step2andstep4, which are 0.7
Bamboo shoot
bamboo_sapling sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 0.9 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 0.85 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.2 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | varies [sound 1] | 16 | |
- ↑ 1.0 for all except
step2andstep4, which are 0.7
bamboo_sapling sound type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | 0.9 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | block | 0.85 | 0.8-1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
bamboo | Block & Item | bamboo_plantable_on | block | |
bamboo_sapling | Block | bamboo_plantable_on | block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bamboo | 418 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -163) | tile | |
bamboo_sapling | 419 | Block & Ungiveable Item[i 4] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -164) | tile |
Block states
Java Edition:
Bamboo
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | 0 | 01 | The age of the bamboo, if this is 1 the bamboo appears thicker. |
| leaves | none | largenonesmall | The size of the leaves on this bamboo block. |
| stage | 0 | 01 | The stage is incremented at random intervals. At stage 1, bamboo may try to grow more bamboo above it. |
Bedrock Edition:
Bamboo
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| age_bit | 0x8 | false | falsetrue | 01 | The stage is incremented at random intervals. When true, bamboo may try to grow more bamboo above it. |
| bamboo_leaf_size | 0x20x4 | no_leaves | no_leavessmall_leaveslarge_leaves | 012 | The size of the leaves on this bamboo block. |
| bamboo_stalk_thickness | 0x1 | thin | thinthick | 01 | The thickness of the bamboo, if this is thick the bamboo appears thicker. |
Bamboo Sapling
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| age_bit | 0x1 | false | falsetrue | 01 | Specifies the sapling's growth stage. |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
| Zoologist | Breed two pandas with bamboo. | — | 40 | Gold | |||
History
| September 29, 2018 | Bamboo is announced at MINECON Earth 2018. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| Added bamboo jungles, where bamboo naturally generates. | |||||||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | "Bamboo Sapling" has been renamed to "Bamboo Shoot". | |||||
| 20w13a | Bamboo has been moved from the Miscellaneous tab to the Decoration Blocks tab in the Creative inventory.[4] | ||||||
| 1.17 | 21w13a | Bamboo can now be planted on rooted dirt. | |||||
| 21w16a | Bamboo can now be planted on moss blocks. | ||||||
| 1.18 | 21w39a | Bamboo no longer generates underground.[5][6] | |||||
| 1.19 | 22w15a | Bamboo can now be planted on mud. | |||||
| 1.19.3 Experiment | 22w42a | Bamboo can now be used to craft bamboo planks. | |||||
| 22w45a | Bamboo can no longer be used to craft bamboo planks. | ||||||
| Bamboo can now be used to craft a block of bamboo. | |||||||
| 1.19.4 Experiment | 23w07a | Bamboo can now be planted on suspicious sand. | |||||
| 1.20 | 23w14a | Bamboo can now be planted on suspicious gravel. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.8.0 | beta 1.8.0.8 | ||||||
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.0 | Bamboo can now generate in jungle biomes in single shoots. | |||||
| Added bamboo jungles, where bamboo naturally generates. | |||||||
| 1.12.0 | beta 1.12.0.3 | ||||||
| 1.17.30 | beta 1.17.20.20 | Swords now break bamboo instantly to match Java Edition.[8] | |||||
| 1.20.0 | Preview 1.19.50.21 | Bamboo can now be used to craft bamboo planks. | |||||
| Preview 1.19.60.20 | Bamboo can no longer be used to craft bamboo planks. | ||||||
| Bamboo can now be used to craft a block of bamboo. | |||||||
| 1.20.30 | Preview 1.20.20.21 | Decreased the hardness and blast resistance of bamboo from 2 to 1. | |||||
| Increased the hardness and blast resistance of bamboo shoots from 0 to 1. | |||||||
| 1.21.50 | Preview 1.21.50.20 | Pickaxes and shovels no longer mine bamboo as quickly as axes. | |||||
| Swords can now destroy bamboo shoots instantly, while axes no longer mine them faster. | |||||||
| 1.21.60 | Preview 1.21.60.23 | Bamboo no longer generates in sparse jungles. | |||||
| Bamboo generates in larger and denser patches in bamboo jungles. | |||||||
| The width of bamboo generated in bamboo jungles is now consistent across the entire plant. | |||||||
| PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||||
| 1.83 | |||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Bamboo" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- Because bamboo grows quickly (on average 1 growth per 200 seconds), just 500 plants in an automatic farm produce more items than a hopper can collect (2.5 items per second). A single hopper can move only enough items to keep 6.25 furnaces running.
- Bamboo is the fastest-growing plant in Minecraft, which reflects its status as the fastest-growing plant known in real life.
- While bamboo cannot be composted in Minecraft, it can be composted in real life.
Gallery
Renders
-
Grown bamboo with three parts.
Screenshots
-
The first image featuring bamboo, from MINECON Earth 2018. -
A group of pandas eating bamboo, shown at MINECON Earth 2018. -
Planted bamboo growing. -
A bamboo shoot growing through a tree. -
Bamboo seen in a jungle biome. -
Bamboo jungle in an Amplified world in 1.19-rc2. -
Multiple naturally generated bamboo stems growing by a river.
In other media
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Zuri chopping down bamboo for a baby panda. -
Smartphone wallpaper of the aforementioned artwork, showing more of the treetops and bamboo. -
Packing for the Diamond Level Panda, modeled after bamboo.
References
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| Sources | |
| Building blocks | |
| Functional blocks | |
| Tools | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Wood types | |
| Joke | |
| Foliage | |
|---|---|
| Building | |
| Mosaic | |
| Functional | |
| Miscellaneous | |