September 22, 2009
Lessons from Africa - part three - Forestry
After my safari, I went to the Drakensburg area, where I saw fast-growing trees planted precisely - the beauty of a forest was replaced by mathematical precision planting. Although the yield went up dramatically, some of the magic was missing - the precisely planted rows are harvested every six months, so no wildlife takes up residence there on a permanent basis; and there was no soft bed of needles, no moss, no character to them.
However, it is nice that they are able to grow these breeds so quickly, which may save some old growth forests from being harvested quite so fast…
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