TREE UTILIZATION AND PRODUCTS
WOOD PROPERTIES
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Question
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Pine is sustainable.
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Pine is more expensive.
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Pine has a nicer aesthetic.
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Pine comes in larger sizes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pine Wood is a sustainable and eco-friendly choice for furniture because it is a fast-growing and renewable resource. Pine trees increase and can be harvested and replanted relatively quickly. It means that the environmental impact of using Pine for furniture is relatively lower than the other types of wood.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mahogany is fairly sustainable wood thanks to trees’ carbon sequestration, carbon storage in products, generally long product life, and carbon offset upon recycling. However, you have to watch out that it comes from a sustainable source too and not from illegal logging or monocropping.
Detailed explanation-3: -Because softwood trees grow more quickly, it’s possible to rotate plantations more quickly. This means trees can be planted, grown to size, chopped down to be processed, and replaced at a faster rate than hardwood trees.