There are more than 130 different tree types the city uses for curbside planting, and a variety of factors help determine which one to plant.

Tree planting has been widely touted as a cost-effective way of reducing global warming, due to trees' ability to store large quantities of carbon from the atmosphere. But, writing in the journal ...

Expanding tree canopy is one way to capture carbon and moderate temperatures on Earth, but a 2024 study says there could be unintended consequences to planting in the wrong locations.

Tree-planting organizations are more likely to create plantations for agroforestry or commercial reasons, the authors of the 2021 paper also note, rather than for biodiversity or carbon capture.

Despite some studies throwing carbon sequestration from tree planting into question, the university predicts around one million tonnes of carbon dioxide will be removed from the atmosphere over ...