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It's not about carbon per tree. It's about carbon per acre*year. Dense woods grow slowly so they take in very little carbon per year even though they grow very

It's not about carbon per tree. It's about carbon per acre*year. Dense woods grow slowly so they take in very little carbon per year even though they grow very large. Fast growing trees are much better at quickly taking CO2 of the atmosphere.

brians 7y ago
Fast growing matters. The ability to harvest them and have them regrow matters a lot too. That’s what makes bamboo so effective at carbon capture.
- EGreg 7y ago
  Only if you harvest them without releasing CO2 - no firewood for instance