What is a common nickname for bamboo? (MCAER 2017)

✔Explanation: bamboo is also known as “poor man’s timber.” This nickname highlights its affordability and accessibility, especially in regions where traditional timber might be scarce or expensive.
🔑KEY POINTS:
-Poor man's timber is Bamboo as it is used in all aspects of life.
-It has unique properties such as quick growth, tensile strength, availability and renewability
-It is also an icon of versatility.
-It forms part of the paper we use every day and of the houses we build.
 🛑🛑Additional Information:
-Bamboo is edible. New shoots are harvested while they are still soft.
-A Panda's diet is 99% made up of bamboo shoots, poles and leaves around 12-38 kg every day.
-There are over 1,500 species of bamboo in the world. Australia has around 400 and we specialise in the top 50 species that suit home gardens the best.