Because we are foresters as well as flooring manufacturers, and the forestry definiton of old growth as it applies to the eastern United States, where our trees are grown, is: a forest greater than 200 years of age that has not been altered or harvested by humans. Old growth forests are rare and usually exist in small patches where they were either too difficult to access or purposely left alone. We identified an old growth area in one of our forests and, recognizing it as a special and significant, we conserved it in conjunction with the Massachusetts State Division of Fisheries and Wildlife so it would never be cut down. We often encounter large old trees, particularly pines, that grew up on areas once cleared for pasture in New England that have long since grown back to forest. These trees may be up to 150 years of age and we do make flooring out of them. Companies using the term “old growth” to describe their flooring are probably referring to these types of second- or third-growth trees and just using the term “old growth” for advertising purposes.