Forests??/????

Question

Are forest renewable or nonrenewable resources, and why?

Answer 1

Renewable, since trees have seedlings, and hopefully humanity will eventually allow for nature to heal its self.

So long as there is a reasonable number of trees they should be able to continue on, but humanity does need to lend more of a helping hand.

It is possible for most if not all the devastated/deforested areas to return to there natural beauty close to or even as well as they were hundreds of years ago. This can happen do to the fact that a single tree can produce many seeds, and each one of those trees producing many more and so on to eventually fill up all the deforested areas so that eventually we can have many times the amount of trees that we do today. the problem is, is that since so many trees are being cut down too quickly they do not have enough of a chance to make this a reality, and people need to give nature a chance.

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Answer 2

Yes & no. Most forest products come from trees which were grown just like corn crops were. The trees were planted as a crop, and harvested like a crop. They are all the same species of tree.

However old growth forests in the U.S. will not grow back, and no more of those should be harvested. This is a bit tricky, since some trees, like redwoods grow like carrots, and can reproduce and grow VERY quickly. Still, if we harvest trees that are 500-2000 years old, we will never see them again, EVER. The old growth should be left alone.

Forests that have been harvested before, and replanted, can be harvested and replanted again and again. Totally renewable.

~Garnet
Homesteading/Farming over 20 years

Answer 3

Yes, forest are renewable, as long as they are common trees that can be replanted. Rain forests and other ancient forests are whole ecosystems of precious plants and animals, and don't fall into this catagory. The only difficulty with trees is that they take so loooong to grow to maturity, so there has to be a very long term planting plan to manage a forest, but it is possible.

Answer 4

I just watched a documentary show (The Nature of Things) last night as a matter of fact that said it was becoming more difficult to find suitable hardwood because by cutting down all the competing trees, those that grow in their place will be bushier with more and smaller diameter branches, not straight and tall because they are not competing for sunshine. They just can't grow them the same way in an unnatural setting.

I guess dimensional hardwood lumber might just be a non-renewable resource. Get used to veneer.

Answer 5

Forests are a renewable source; however it must be done in a preconceived way in order to keep it that way. Weyerhauser, a Canadian/American lumber company gives beautiful pictures and details of how it is done on their website on a world wide basis. Redwoods take the longest time to grow and are difficult to sprout because a fire is required to open the tiny inch long pine cone. They are the behemoths of the trees. The Bristle Cone Pine on the other hand are the oldest lived trees but much smaller. Both deserve protection to prevent extinction. We are fortunate to have both of these world wonders here in California.

Answer 6

They are renewable but because of the length of time a tree takes to grow to it's full potential, the process is slow. What takes five minutes to cut down can take up to twenty five years to replace. The more forests we have, the more oxygen is put into the air for sustaining life.

Answer 7

Renewable, because it is made of trees which are plants which are renewable. And you can always grow more trees from seeds. And when you do, the new trees make more seeds.

Answer 8

The last I heard was that new trees can grow when old ones die or are removed. Or are all existing trees a few hundred million years old?