FUN FOREST FACTS
SUSTAINABLE CARBON FORESTS
- Fast growing
- Insect resistant
- Deep rooted, stabilising soils
- Enrich soils with nitrogen
- Trees harvested in 5 years
- Absorb 12.5 tons per ha of Co2 annually
- Strong sustainable timber
- Additional industries (bio-mass production)
THE TREES
- Species - Paulownia Elongata (known as the aluminium of wood)
- Fast growing - can achieve a 92 kg tree in 3 yrs
- Strong timber - 40% stronger than pine
- Coppice - no need for replanting
- Lightweight
- Timber doesn't crack, twist or warp
- Limited knots
- Air curable
- Noise insulating
- Fire and water resistant
- Low timber water content when trees are cut
- Calorific value between 4,400 and 5,020 kcal/kg
Timber uses:
- Construction
- Boat building
- Musical instrument making
- Furniture making
- Surf boards & canoes
SOIL
- Saturates the soil with nitrogen.
- 8 meter Tap root
- Deep-root system stabilises soils
- Minimal water requirments
- Forests complement surface crop cultivation
BIO-MASS
- Biomass yields total 40-60tons per hectare annually
Bio-mass uses:
- Animal fodder - fresh and dry
- Bio-fuel
- Bio-gas
- Bio-ethanol
- Gastronomy
- Paper making
- Perfumery
- Cosmeceuticals
- Medicinal purposes
- Herbal remedies
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