Aside from the direct economic loss to the human race of the trees as a source of timber, many people believe that if large numbers of Taiwan red pine exit Taiwan's biological stage, it would be overoptimistic to think that in many areas of rugged terrain where native pines now grow, the original vegetation could be restored by voluntary tree planting campaigns.
大量的二葉松由台灣生界舞台上撤退，人們除失去直接利用木材活動的經濟價值外，許多原生松樹生長的地形崎嶇，要採取「種樹救水源」的精神恢復原來的植被，恐怕只是理想。