Can trees really grow to 30'-35' in 3-4 years? ("Austrees")

[Joshua_Putnam]

In <2lq42c$klo at news.ysu.edu> ao944 at yfn.ysu.edu (Jack Decker) writes:

>The big sales point on these is, of course, their extremely FAST
>growth.  If the testimonials on the enclosed double-sided sheet can be
>believed, growth of up to 30 feet or more in three years is not
>uncommon.  

I don't know anything about this company or its trees, but the 
Wall Street Journal did a front-page story not too long ago about 
research into using fast-growing hardwoods for electric power 
generation, and there were big companies involved in developing 
trees growing at this sort of speed.  Can't recall all the 
details, but a good library search should turn up the article.  

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