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As we walk through the forest we see numerous pinecones scattered on the ground.

If we bury the cone it might grow into one of these large trees.

After numerous years the trees are large enough to cut.

The process of cutting these trees is called extraction.

The trees are loaded onto large flatbed trucks to be taken to the mill.

At the mill they cut the trees into lumber…

and into plywood…

or they make it into furniture.

This process is called manufacturing.

The lumber is then taken by truck or train to warehouses.

or to subdivisions where large houses are being built.

This is called distribution.

At the stores or at the jobsites they are sold to prospective owners. This is called reselling.

From a small pinecone on the forest floor to become a large mansion, a piece of furniture, a toy, or another product.

THE END That mighty cone has done it’s job.