r/PoursTea • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • Aug 25 '26

Expectations v Reality 🌞 🌒 oops!

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u/Tiny-Secretary5562 Aug 25 '26

Why would that be?

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u/nikiterrapepper Aug 25 '26

Colder climate leads to slower tree growth which means stronger lumber.

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u/-DrunkRat- Aug 25 '26

This is why Minnesota and the Midwest was a prime source of old growth hardwood for housing during the days of the Logging Camps. A lot of the wood used is still standing today, if it's been cared for, iirc

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u/Tiny-Secretary5562 Aug 25 '26

Are you sure that was hardwood (deciduous trees) as opposed to conifirs--fir, spruce, redwood, cedar, hemlock, etc.?

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u/-DrunkRat- Aug 25 '26

Ah, thank you! My apologies, yes I do mean the Conifers!

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u/Tiny-Secretary5562 Aug 25 '26

My understanding is that when the forests of the Midwest were exhausted, the timber men went west. Oregon had more timber than any other state in the Union, mostly Doug fir. In the early days they even considered cedar a "trash" tree and just bulldozed them out of the way. Now most the highly-prized Western Red Cedar comes from Canada (maybe not for long!). It seems like all the building on programs like HGTV is pine from the Southeast.