Originally Posted by
Karen
Now, dear, you've perhaps never been in real woods? Deciduous trees shed sticks on a pretty regular basis - us using them for s'mores is actually just using what nature has discarded. I could mail you a bundle of self-shed maple twigs if'n'ya need proof!
I could go on and on ... and the lower thin branches on trees in a thick forest aren't getting enough sunlight to thrive for long anyway - either I break off a couple to use, deer eat them, or they just die, dry out and become lethal to walk into after dark!