A few hundred people have turned out to protect historic century-old ginkgo trees that are likely to be chopped down under a controversial redevelopment for a beloved Tokyo park district.

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    1 year ago

    Check out how much is made from wood. You’re idea is cute, but not that viable.

    I’m not arguing for the felling of those trees.

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      That wood comes from plantations. What does it have to do with felling old trees for the sake of development instead of working around them?

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        1 year ago

        The previous poster talks about trees in general. So did I. I even clarified that I’m against chopping down these particular trees. The wood you use in your day to day love most certainly doesn’t stem from plantations. A part of it yes, but that also varies a lot depending on where in the world you are.

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          Here in the nordics at least i genuinely don’t think any wood doesn’t come from plantations, either it’s plantation or you’re not allowed to chop it down for lumber.

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          And yet his rule should apply. We shouldn’t fell trees that are older than we are. Plantations only get to 10 years of age for most wood, maybe 15.

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            While i agree with you, i have to note that trees generally reach the age of about 30-40 before harvesting, at least stuff like spruce which is what is mostly grown in sweden.

            The whole defining feature of forestry is that you harvest stuff planted by your dad when he was a kid.