Beside being the fastest growing woody on the planet bamboo offers a viable replacement for wood. With stalks that can grow to be as large as 60 meters, and playing a critical role in balancing the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere Bamboo is one tree to be reckon with. Functioning as a critical part of the economy in eastern Asia, and providing homes for over 2.2 billion people worldwide Bamboo has aslo been praised for its uses as an artistic medium.
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