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I thought the trees in the article were native species, not special fast-growing varieties. Did I miss something?

• davidp 12y ago
  Any tree that grows quickly will have thicker (less densely packed) rings. The author describes a planting strategy that "tricks" the trees into growing more quickly than usual, so my intuition is that those trees will be weaker than they otherwise would be. The choice of species just moves the "natural" density point.
  • sangnoir 12y ago
    growing forest quickly =/= growing trees quickly. I might have missed something, but I don't think he mentions anything about making the trees grow faster. The "tricks" are to mature the forest (i.e. make it self-sustaining) within 10 years, tree growth-rate notwithstanding.
    • lione 12y ago
      The article mentions planting them close together and having them compete for sunlight, thus stimulating fast growth.