How do we not run out of wood?

Question

If trees take years to grow and we use and burn so much wood, how does we not run out of wood?

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Answer 1

Foresters and logging companies plan ahead. The concept of planting trees now for lumber in 20, 30, 50 years isn’t particularly novel or new. We’re using lumber from trees planted decades ago, just like our ancestors used trees planted by their ancestors.