Fast-growing conifer plantations can soak up more than 10 times as much carbon emissions as native woodlands in the first few decades of life, a new study shows. All Sections.

Fast-growing exotic species like radiata pine, acacia, and eucalyptus are commonly used in forestry and carbon sequestration efforts. Indeed, tree-planting may be an important part of combating ...

Many fast-growing trees are trouble. ... Dawn redwood This is a beautiful, pest-free conifer that grows fairly fast to a mature height of about 55 feet, ...

Since fast-growing exotic plants typically have more open leaf pores than native, slow-growing trees, Sack says, they lose more water in less time.

The exotic conifers just mentioned, as well as many of the natives listed, are easy to grow here on appropriate sites with one -- Norfolk Island pine -- suitable for interiorscaping and landscape use.

The team scrutinized vegetation data dating back to the 1930s, when all Sierra Nevada conifers were growing in appropriate climate conditions. Now, four out of five do.

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria Japonica), also called sugi, is an evergreen conifer that is hardy and fast-growing. “This selection of the Japanese red cedar grows 2 to 3 feet a year,” Bunting says.