Answer

Bamboo has a variety of purposes. For example, it is used for double-facing homes, otherwise known as Mountain Star in the Water, when the doubled number is 7.

The bamboo helps to mitigate relationship problems brought on by the configuration of the house.

When the bamboo being used to fix Water Up the Mountain, or another metal imbalance, it depends on the structure where you install the bamboo.

Southwest could be inappropriate for bamboo, for a long list of reasons.

If someone gave you advice that basically states “always put bamboo in the southwest,” it is just another McFengshui myth.

Without a thorough analysis of the building it is impossible to say whether bamboo is necessary. It is just as possible that bamboo could worsen a situation.