642
new growth forest rule
(lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Behavior rules:
Posting rules:
NSFW: NSFW content is permitted but it must be tagged and have content warnings. Anything that doesn't adhere to this will be removed. Content warnings should be added like: [penis], [explicit description of sex]. Non-sexualized breasts of any gender are not considered inappropriate and therefore do not need to be blurred/tagged.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us on our matrix channel or email.
Other 196's:
The "new growth" part is because the trees are harvested from farms as soon as they're big enough. This is as opposed to "old growth" where the trees are more mature and stronger.
Think veal versus beef in terms of texture
Also the density they're planted at. Tree farms have the spacing down to a science for maximum growth per year per acre.
The maturity of a tree does not affect wood density. Density is determined by the stand density the year the ring is added along with factors such as soil moisture, temp etc. the inner rings will have the same density, whether the tree is harvested after a few years or after 200 years provided the tree stayed healthy.