Bamboo

This article is about the item obtained from bamboo plants. For other uses, see Bamboo (disambiguation).

[view] • [talk]

Bamboo
Release																				25 July 2016 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				No
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				No
Destroy																				You will have to chop bamboo in the Wushanko isles in search of more of this item.
Examine																				Stronger than wood.
Options
Backpack																				Bundle, Destroy
Values
Value																				10 coins
Alchemy																				Not alchemisable
On death																				Always kept outside dangerous area
Weight																				0.55 kg
Advanced data
Item ID																				37770
Links																				MRID • recipe

Item JSON: {"edible":"no","release_date":"25 July 2016","examine":"Stronger than wood.","tradeable":"no","lowalch":false,"weight":0.55,"value":10,"release_update_post":"The Arc & Uncharted Isles - Invention XP - Flourishing Fairy Outfit","destroy":"You will have to chop bamboo in the Wushanko isles in search of more of this item.","lendable":"no","disassembly":"no","gemw":false,"id":"37770","highalch":false,"members":"yes","equipable":"no","bankable":"yes","name":"Bamboo","death":"always","stacksinbank":"yes","stackable":"no","noteable":"no"}Is members only: true

Bamboo is a resource obtained from chopping bamboo stalks found on the isles of Waiko, Tuai Leit, North-eastern Aminishi, and Uncharted Isles. Chopping the bamboo stalks requires level 90 Woodcutting and grants 202.5 Woodcutting experience each. Five bamboos may be fletched into a bundle of bamboo or tortle trap at level 96 Fletching; players can be assisted by others to bundle bamboo.

There is also a superior version golden bamboo on Uncharted Isles which requires Woodcutting level 96 to chop down.

Bamboo can be sold to Zhuka (bamboo merchant) at the Bamboo Market 101 in Waiko, and to Alder (bamboo merchant) at the Big Bada Bamboo shop in Tuai Leit for one chime each. However, it is suggested to bundle the bamboo before selling, due to the higher value of bundles of bamboo. Five bamboos are also traded to the Tuai Leit gem trader in exchange for the Tuai Leit sparkle.

Bamboo may be obtained occasionally from pickpocketing Waiko islanders near the Waiko marketplace. It can occasionally be found lying on the ground while exploring Uncharted Isles.

With a dragon hatchet at level 94 Woodcutting, about 50 bundles of bamboo (or 250 bamboo) and 51000 Woodcutting experience can be gained per hour.

Boosts

• Woodcutting boosts such as the lumberjack aura and Honed Invention perk will increase the rate at which bamboo is obtained.
• The Polishing perk can be used to gain golden bamboo while chopping regular bamboo.
• Players under the effect of a perfect juju woodcutting potion will have a chance to harvest double the bamboo on successful harvests.
• A Dwarven chainaxe's double resource mode allows players to harvest two bamboos on successful harvests, sacrificing any experience gained.
• Decorated woodcutting urns work with bamboo.
• Sana's fyrtorch gives +6% chance of successfully cutting bamboo, 20% chance of receiving an extra bamboo and a chance to receive splintering arrow tips.
• The beaver familiar boosts the Woodcutting skill by an invisible +2 levels.
• The waterfiend familiar has a 5% chance to duplicate gathered resources.

Woodcutting

Bamboo
Woodcutting level	90
Tree	Bamboo
Experience
Woodcutting XP	202.5 XP
Equipment XP	23.895 XP

Products

This is an auto-generated list (update now), and shows the first 100 items alphabetically. For all items, click here.

Product		Members	Skills	Experience	Materials	GE price
	1 × Bundle of bamboo		96	100	5 × Bamboo	N/A
	1 × Tortle trap		96	100	5 × Bamboo	N/A

Item sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Bamboo (tree)	90	1	Always
Bundling bakami jar	N/A	5–10 (noted)	1/3
Bundling bakami	90	5–10 (noted)	1/3
Uncharted Isles	N/A	1	Unknown
Waiko islander	86	1 (noted)	Uncommon

Shop locations

Bamboo Market 101 Merchant Zhuka Island Waiko Price sold at 10 Prices bought at Base value 1 First upgrade 1 Second upgrade 1 [view] • [talk]

Big Bada Bamboo Merchant Alder Island Tuai Leit Price sold at 10 Prices bought at Base value 1 First upgrade 1 Second upgrade 1 [view] • [talk]

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

• patch 23 October 2017 (Update):
  • Bamboo can now be used with a portable fletcher for convenience, but without generating additional resources. This is to ensure that the Waiko grill and portable range saving chances are not affected due to wobbegongs' comparative rarity.

• patch 31 October 2016 (Update):
  • The log-splitting scrimshaw is now triggered by cutting bamboo and golden bamboo.

• patch 17 October 2016 (Update):
  • Choppable bamboo can now be found on Tuai Leit.

• patch 12 September 2016 (Update):
  • The wood spirit conjured by the juju woodcutting potion now correctly delivers bamboo and golden bamboo to the bank.

• patch 1 August 2016 (Update):
  • Bamboo and golden bamboo are now listed under the Trees skill guide category in the skill guide rather than the tools category.
• update 25 July 2016 (Update):
  • Added to game.