Seed-firing drones are planting 40k trees every day to fight deforestation

Re:Seed-firing drones are planting 40k trees every day to fi... by loonster on Saturday May 07, 2022 @10:03PM (#31300542)

I remember reading that some trees purposely create non viable seeds in great numbers. The theory is it makes it energy inefficient for animals to sort through the chaff searching for viable seeds to eat.

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Re:Seed-firing drones are planting 40k trees every day to fi... by ncmncm on Sunday May 08, 2022 @12:02AM (#31301175)

One princess tree (also called empress tree) will drop tens or hundreds of thousands of seeds every year, of which most usually zero will grow into a new tree.

These trees are valued for furniture in Asia, but are invasive pests elsewhere, yet are still promoted by plant nurseries.

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