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IIRC Fast growing trees have less-dense fibers as each ring is bigger which makes the wood literally weaker.
by kuchenbecker 3y ago
IIRC Fast growing trees have less-dense fibers as each ring is bigger which makes the wood literally weaker.
- taylorportman 3y agoThrow in some baobab genes to help redistribute the growth/weight.
- DrBenCarson 3y agogood point, add in some density genes to make them hard as rocks
- thfuran 3y agoOr maybe not quite that hard. Some woods are already hard enough to be inconvenient to work. Though maybe it's still all benefit if you're just trying to make industrial feedstock for cross laminated timber or something.
- walnutclosefarm 3y agoNot necessarily. Black locust (Robinia psuedoacacia), e.g., is one of the faster growing hardwoods in North America, but produces very hard, dense, and strong wood.