What happens to lands after Redwoods are harvested?
After harvest, lands are replanted for a second growth and managed to ensure that redwood forests are renewed. Given the rapid growth rate of redwoods the renewal process is very quick when compared to other harvestable woods that we might have selected for our products. The fact is, most of the redwood available to manufacturers is second and third growth redwood from lands that have been repeatedly replanted. Second growth trees are easy to regenerate (they sprout from stumps and root crowns) and grow rapidly. A 50-year-old tree might be 25 inches in diameter or larger, with 60% heartwood. Redwood is the fastest growing softwood (conifer) in the country. Some studies have shown that a redwood can reach 7 feet in one growing season. Are we losing all our ancient Redwood forests to logging? Definitely not! Over 95% of the ancient old growth coastal redwood forests are already in redwood parks where they are protected forever. Old growth is usually considered to be trees over 200 years
