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 have been studies regarding how far north eucalyptus could be grown to be used for paper production.

Also, knotweed can be used to make paper but it has to be done at a specific part of the growth cycle.