Eli5 why we use trees to produce paper.

Question

Everybody uses paper. Why are we waiting for trees to grow only to cut them down to produce paper? It takes an incredible amount of time for a tree to grow, whereas other plants grow faster, why not use those plants

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Answer 1

There are vast, vast expanses of the northern hemisphere that are ideally suited for growing trees for paper, and not much use for much else. It’s a fortunate situation.