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Re:Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without c... by qikInNdOutReply on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @04:03AM (#33716794)
Thats medieval northern europe, aka france, germany, england. The rest, the forrest was basically used up permanently during roman times.

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Re:Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without c... by tpm on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @04:51AM (#33717143)
Also Ireland, Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, parts of Hungary, Romania, Ukraine at least that I know of. But you are right, I thought of the Roman times immediately after finishing my comment.
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