[ElkGroveDan]

Besides, the rain forests are more useful for hardwood to be used in furniture. They make lousy pulp. Softwood trees like pines from the American continent are much better for paper.

[al baby]

Pulp

[joesnuffy]

Hemp makes the best paper...but our dopey govt. wont allow
us to grow it...too bad..and it's renewable and sustainable
the best buzz words for greenies..other than 'smokeable' (though the paper grade will probably just make them sick..hey another good reason to grow the stuff)

[RepoGirl]

Try explaining that to a tree-hugger and their eyes glaze over. I'm part owner in a small tree-farm in SC, our crop is mostly loblolly pine which grows very quickly. We just lop the trees off at the base every few years, leaving the stumps. The trees grow back within a few years. In theory, it's no different than shearing sheep.

I had many friends in Boston who would just get catotonic when I explained that grassy, quick growing pulpy trees were used in paper making instead fine hard woods like teak and mahogany. They didn't want to hear it. It wasn't disastrous enough for them to realize that I wasn't killing my crop year after year, but renewing it.