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Many species of trees in most forests can live for over a thousand years. So reaching "mature" could take that long. I imagine the stored carbon level keeps ris
by njarboe 8y ago
Many species of trees in most forests can live for over a thousand years. So reaching "mature" could take that long. I imagine the stored carbon level keeps rising till then. The amount of carbon sequestered in a forest full of 4 meter diameter fir trees 75 meters tall is huge. In a mature giant sequoia forest one even has huge dead trees not rotting away for millennia.
- ceejayoz 8y agoIf you're looking to sequester carbon, you'll probably want something fast growing - pine, bamboo. Bonus points if (as with pine and bamboo) it can be used for construction, which'll potentially lock it up even longer.