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because it's old growth, and took many centuries to become massive in size

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Are forest a renewable resource?

No


Are there resources that are both renewable and non-renewable?

Wood is a resource that is renewable if it comes from quick growing trees, and non-renewable if it comes from old growth forests, or rainforests that may take thousands of years to grow.


Are chips non renewable or renewable?

It all depends on what kind of wood it is.Wood chips, or wood waste, or scraps or wood pulp from plantation timber, or from any other source which is quick growing are renewable.But if it comes from rainforest timber, or old-growth forests, then it is non-renewable.


Are old growth forests of renewable or nonrenewable resources?

Technically they are, since they a very similar forest (but not exactly the same composition) can be grown after more than another half a century. But rarely is this the case, and rarely do humans plan on such a scale. Old-growth generally not considered to be renewable in many situations since they can't be harvested again for decades.Old growth forests have taken hundreds of years to grow, so they are regarded as non-renewable. It would take too long for them to regrow if we cut them down.


What are renewable and non renewable components of forests?

Quick growing trees that can be planted, grown and harvested are renewable. Old trees, hundreds of years old, are not renewable.


What is the last stage of forest's development?

Old growth forest


Is a old growth forest a reusable resource?

no


What rhymes with old - growth forest?

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A forest that has never been harvested is called?

It is simply referred to as an "Old Growth Forest"


What is the forest called that grows up after an old-growth forest is cut?

The forest that grows after an old-growth forest is cut is typically referred to as a "secondary forest" or "second-growth forest." These forests develop over time as new trees and vegetation regenerate in the disturbed area, often featuring a different species composition compared to the original old-growth forest. Secondary forests can vary in age and ecological characteristics, depending on the length of time since the disturbance and the surrounding environmental conditions.


What has the author Tara Starr Fletcher written?

Tara Starr Fletcher has written: 'Do understory species characterize old-growth forests of southcentral Alaska' -- subject(s): Old growth forests, Forest ecology, Old growth forest ecology


Is an old growth tree renewable or nonrenewable?

its renewable because it can grow back if u cut it half way n keep watering it.