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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by germinalphrase on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @07:54PM (#30368183)
Travel to logging country and you’ll see a lot of photos like this hanging on the walls of stores, bars, etc:

https://miro.medium.com/max/2976/1*zUezbWclc1bubBJOS0qiew.jp...

Old growth trees aren’t exactly growing back on a timeline that matters to you and me.

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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday February 17, 2022 @05:13AM (#30371479)
North america was heavily deforested during the pleistocene which wasn't really all that long ago. You can also find historic pictures of mass clear cutting from the start of the 1900s that are now heavily forested and will eventually produce large mature trees.
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