It is their acid nature combined with there very high consumption of water, which is a consequence of their very rapid rate of growth. Modern pine trees grow li

It is their acid nature combined with there very high consumption of water, which is a consequence of their very rapid rate of growth. Modern pine trees grow like inflating ballon toys. You can almost watch them grow overnight. Old-school pine, like scots pine, are not so bad. But these are not grown commercially as much. Pity, it is a nice timber… more red than modern pine.