2007-03-01 14:35:24 · 11 answers · asked by BahamaBlue 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
it depends on the size and density of the tree. but one pound of wood pulp ( a mixture of very finely shredded wood along with water and other liguids such as bleach to turn it white and bonging agents) will produce around 90 sheets of typical note book paper. of course 90 sheets of paper doesnt weigh that much because after the drying process all the liquids are evaporated and all that is left is wood fibers.
2007-03-01 14:55:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paper is usually made from the biproducts of milling (the parts of the tree that can't be made into lumber)... so in reality the arguement about saving a tree by not using paper doesn't really make sense. Therefore, depending on how much of the tree is not used in lumber, the size of the tree, other uses the biproducts are selected for (wood chips for example), this question is pretty much unanswerable.
2007-03-01 22:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by Wildernessguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really have very little idea how much your would get .. but here is my GUESS!!
Many of the paper mill trucks that I have seen contain trees that have been cut at about 12 to 15 inches in diameter at one end, 8 to 10 inches in diameter at the other end, and they are about 60 feet long.. so let's just say 12 inches (or 1 foot) diameter for full length on average...
volume = Pi*r^2*length = 3.14 * 0.5^2 * 60 = about 3*15 = about 45 cubic feet...
I don't think much of the tree's log is wasted in the making of paper so let's just say that the tree will create about 45 cubic feet of paper...
8.5" x 11" = 0.71' x 0.92' = 0.65 ft^2...
45 ft^3/0.65 ft^2 = 69 ft... so you'd have a stack of 8.5x11 paper 69 feet tall from one tree...
The trucks that I saw were hauling lumber JUST for the paper mill, it was not used for lumber and they would harvest the trees after about 20 years... they replanted after cutting.. so they have a continuous source of trees for paper (as long as they only take the same amount).
Larger trees are probably used to make lumber.
2007-03-01 22:54:30 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since trees are different sizes, it would be difficult to say how much paper comes from one tree. According to one paper manufacturer, however, a cord of wood measuring 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet—or 128 cubic feet—produces nearly 90,000 sheets of bond-quality paper or 2,700 copies of a 35-page newspaper.
2007-03-01 22:40:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the size of the tree!! BUT I'm recycling plastic bags... I was told it would help save artificial trees!!
2007-03-01 22:40:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think its 20 sheets per tree.
2007-03-01 22:39:04 · answer #6 · answered by shilpu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depend on the size of the piece
2007-03-01 22:38:29 · answer #7 · answered by conan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it takes 10,000 trees for one press run of the Sunday n.y .times newspaper.
2007-03-01 22:46:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lots, so recycle and re-use paper!
2007-03-01 22:37:46 · answer #9 · answered by Trapped in a Box 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably a few books. ahahhaaha
2007-03-01 22:39:09 · answer #10 · answered by Kings Child 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋