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Retricyesterday at 11:14 PM2 repliesview on HN

No, a 3 foot tall sapling and a 300+ foot tall monster are both one tree but have very different impacts on the climate.

Fast growth commercial forests have high density because the individual trees are relatively small with a vastly smaller amount of root mass.


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catlikesshrimptoday at 1:57 AM

Also, a five year old pine or teak isn't anywhere near a fifty year old mahogany