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I suspect there's still plenty of much, much easier to access trees. The macro-economic effects of the wars, and covid, often causing gasoline prices increases
by kalupa 3y ago
I suspect there's still plenty of much, much easier to access trees. The macro-economic effects of the wars, and covid, often causing gasoline prices increases (which is used a lot in forestry) that are still adding pressure to almost all commodity prices, including lumber
- monknomo 3y agoIt's not "access to trees" so much as "access to large, old growth trees". The old ones with tight growth rings, large widths and long straight trunks are actually kinda rare these days. The farmed stuff is not the same, compare the growth ring per-inch
- supportengineer 3y agoOld houses and barns.
- mannykannot 3y agoThere is a very noticeable difference between the lumber of our house (not to mention my in-laws' home) and that being sold by even specialist lumber yards.
- mannykannot 3y agoNevertheless, it is actually happening: https://grist.org/article/greenemeier-waterlog/ https://grist.org/article/greenemeier-waterlog/