Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Shopping for Furniture or Cabinets? Buy Only Items Made of Renewable Woods. [View all]MineralMan
(146,307 posts)14. Very unlikely to happen.
There's too long a period before the result could be harvested. The reality is that those trees that are no longer available as wood still exist, but not in numbers large enough to harvest. They could still be planted from seed or cloned, but the growing time for those rainforest hardwoods is simply too long to make that a proposition anyone is much interested in.
There's one exception, though. Grenadilla or African Blackwood, as it is often called, is an essential material for professional grade oboes and clarinets. That wood is now being plantation grown, since there is really no substitute for it, and the end products are very expensive.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
45 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Shopping for Furniture or Cabinets? Buy Only Items Made of Renewable Woods. [View all]
MineralMan
Mar 2013
OP
We hear a lot about genetically modified food crops.. It would be cool if they could use...
JVS
Mar 2013
#12
Good! I have been looking at STRANDED bamboo, which is the hardest next to hard-woods & can be
patrice
Mar 2013
#30