DAEJEON, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A colony of 100-year old black locust trees has been found at Gwangreung Forest in Seoul.
The 133 giant trees are the legacy of an afforestation project that took place during the Japanese occupation era, which until recently was only known in record books.
The Korea Forest Service (KFRI) confirmed that each of the colony’s trees absorbs an average of 12.2 kg of CO2 per year.
As the rate of a tree’s CO2 absorption decreases steeply after 30 to 40 years of growth, the high figures observed were a surprise to researchers.
A scientist at the KFRI said that given the results, black locust trees could earn new fame as a global cooling tree.
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