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Re:Empress trees absorb about 103 tons of carbon a year per ... by quixoticelixer- on Friday August 02, 2019 @06:42PM (#20597267)
Maybe not replacing lack of tree with exotic invasives trees
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Re:Empress trees absorb about 103 tons of carbon a year per ... by olliej on Friday August 02, 2019 @08:35PM (#20597840)
The principle reason for favoring this tree (not arguing whether it's good or bad) is the vastly superior rate of carbon sequestration. Most trees are (apparently, just according to the article) only capable of sequestering 1.1-9.5 tonnes of carbon per acre per year, this type can apparently take up more than 100 tonnes per acre per year.
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