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[โ€“] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So I donโ€™t quite get your โ€œgrow on treesโ€ analogy. They just grow on sheep instead, and require harvesting like they would from a tree, and require food and care like trees. And itโ€™s not like youโ€™re killing them off. So if anything, itโ€™s almost exactly like โ€œgrowing on treesโ€

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Cotton is cheaper. It grows on trees plants, which implicate better availability and easier procurement.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Despite it's German name Baumwolle, cotton doesn't grow on trees, like e.g. Kapok does, but on annually cultivated plants which makes it faster to grow, scalable and easier to harvest.

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