If the question is whether you can obtain quality wood without cutting down a single tree, the answer is yes—and it is in Japan: "daisugi"

Japan’s traditional daisugi technique is drawing attention again as a way to produce timber without cutting down trees.

Originating in 14th-century Kitayama near Kyoto, it prunes and shapes Japanese cedar to grow straight shoots for beams and boards.

Kyoto authorities say a single tree can yield dozens, and sometimes more than 100, usable stems.

The method is sustainable but slow, taking decades and working only for certain species, which limits large-scale industrial use.