"The former trades money for time, while the latter trades time for money," Huang says. Trees in any case will grow, so naturally the latter works out. Moreover, local varieties have resistance to insects and natural calamities, and won't collapse if they are faced with a disease.
「前者是用錢來換時間，後者用時間來換錢」，黃瑞祥說，樹反正要長大，當然後者划算；且本土原生樹種還具有抗蟲害、天災的特性，碰到天災病害時才不會東倒西歪。