carbon farming is a failure

[harm_less]

The reason pines are preferred over natives is they grow faster.

Prime example of 'easy come, easy go'. NZ grown pinus radiata has ridiculously low durability due to a large degree to its rapid growth rate. As a result the standard procedure of making it too toxic to rot is the only way to extend its expected life into something acceptable. Investing extra years in growing native species would be so much better on so many levels.