🌎 TIL: Forest coverage by state.

[TerryP]

@Bamabww isn't most of your land, woods?

 

[Krimson]

@Bamabww isn't most of your land, woods?

In South Alabama these days the forest is 80+% pine trees

 

[rick4bama]

In South Alabama these days the forest is 80+% pine trees

The guy that own the field across from me planting pine trees about 5-6 years ago. For some reason he had some cut down about two years ago.
But pine tress grow at a very high rate.

 

[Rsedge72]

The guy that own the field across from me planting pine trees about 5-6 years ago. For some reason he had some cut down about two years ago.
But pine tress grow at a very high rate.

Yeah most are genetically modified and grow super fast. The “new” breed grows 3x’s the rate of a regular pine tree.

 

[Krimson]

Yeah most are genetically modified and grow super fast. The “new” breed grows 3x’s the rate of a regular pine tree.

And aren't worth a damn for lumber. The lumber mills have at least started planting long leafs in some areas again.