dear Ecolog-ers, I am designing a tree planting-planting project designed to counter CO2 production at a college in south central Iowa. Students will be involved in planting. I have heard that Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) and sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) are both good candidates for carbon sequestration an I wonder if there is any primary literature that backs the claim. Also are there any other tree species with high rates of carbon uptake and biomass accumulation, fast growing and long-lived and with low maintenance and perhaps with any or all of these properties reflected in any scientific studies.
Dr. Stephen R. Johnson Freelance Plant Ecologist/Botanist [email protected]
