It's not only the growth rate, it's the environment the trees grow in. Moss needs shade. Weyerhaeuser grows trees on clear-cut land. Too much sun. Too much heat. It's like trying to grow a Sitka spruce out in the open rather than the understory. Maybe it's time for genetic engineering. Terry Farrell SNIP > > > > To heck with compositrees! Where are those handy square trunk spruces > that > > produce maximum clear quartersawn lumber with minimum waste? > > > > Does moss grow on the north face of a square tree, or the north edge? > > > > Ron N > > > Weyerhaeuser is working on those. What they are coming up with, however, > grows so fast (about one annular grain per inch) the moss doesn't have a > chance.... > > Del
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