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Hardwoods are normally harvested at about 14-16" size in the US, because
they aren't laying down as much wood as they used to,

Actually, as trees get older they put down wood at a faster rate,
especially once they break through the canopy. According to the NFS
the giant Sequoias are among the fastest growing organisms on Earth,
the largest can add a ton of wood per year, even though their trunks
only increase in diameter (radial growth) by a tiny fraction of
an inch per year.


WOW! Apples really are different than oranges? Who'd have thought.