Forests: Renewable & Productive

It’s almost impossible to know how much can be made from a single tree because all trees are different. But it’s been estimated that one cord of wood (stacked 8 feet wide x 4 feet deep x 4 feet high) could produce any one of these:

• 1,000–2,000 pounds of paper
• 942 100-page, hardcover books
• 61,370 No. 10 business envelopes
• 4,384,000 commemorative-sized postage stamps
• 460,000 personal checks
• 7,500,000 toothpicks
• 30 Boston rockers
• 1,200 copies of National Geographic
• 2,700 copies of an average daily newspaper

While trees are used to create many of the products we use every day, it’s important to remember that they’re a renewable resource. Unlike minerals, Minnesota’s forests can be regenerated and managed for multiple uses including recreation and providing wildlife habitat.

Source: TAPPI Public Outreach and American Forest & Paper Association.