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  1. kb57

    Tree planting, CO2 warning

    Downy birch will colonise bogs, but otherwise yes. Its a different story with trees such as Sitka spruce, which naturally occur on coastal peat bogs in Pacific NW and will readily invade bogs in UK adjoining conifer plantations, as well as being capable of growing commercially on peat. I also...
  2. kb57

    Tree planting, CO2 warning

    Indeed, in fact anything which results in peat drying out is likely to produce increased CO2 emissions - drainage, burning, climate change itself if you get longer dry spells... The key message should be we need to look after the carbon stores we've got as well as creating new ones. Tree...
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