What is the optimal time between tree harvests?
In your base you can have two different types of trees; Money Trees, and Knowledge Trees. After some time you can harvest them for money and mile points respectively. But if you wait longer, the 'fruit' will ripen on the tree and yield greater rewards. Unfortunately if you wait too long, they will rot. Harvesting the rotten 'fruit' results in the minimum payout per tree.
Despite several attempts, I have not been able to pin down this time-frame. So how long is it from a harvest to the maximum yield of a tree? How long before your rewards rot?
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What age is best to harvest trees?
In the US South, pine trees are considered mature at 25-40 years old. Plantations are typically thinned when trees are 12-15 years old to promote the growth and improve the quality of the most desirable trees in a stand. Trees that remain are often thinned again when they reach 18-22 years of age.What is the most sustainable method of harvesting timber?
Explain why select cutting is the most sustainable harvesting practice. Select cutting allows uneven aged trees as a result, it's more natural, and provides more diversity although it is more expensive.Optimal Time to Harvest Trees
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