People often ask which is more sustainable—a real tree or an artificial one?” Curtis VanderSchaaf writes. “A more useful question is: How do I find the most sustainable tree of the kind I want to get?”
Curtis VanderSchaaf
Curtis VanderSchaaf joined the MSU Extension Service in the southwest region as a forestry specialist with regional and statewide duties. He is also a faculty member in the MSU Department of Forestry. VanderSchaaf is based in the Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Raymond. As an Extension area forester, VanderSchaaf conducts programs on all general forestry issues that influence landowner decision-making processes specific to southwest Mississippi. His focus for statewide programs includes growth and yield, inventory, pine silviculture and timber stand management and finance.