To prevent global warming can everyone plant trees??

I love nature, and feel sad when someone cuts down the trees and build Industries, buildings etc etc... So will planting of trees save our planet from global warming?

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I agree with you but we have not to stop just planting we further to protect them ..................v

they say to plant trees because of global warming.What kind?

of trees would be best to plant? I live on 3 acres part of which is below me in a field.in that field are cattails and a natural spring,so there is water in one area I am hoping to be selling soon and moving to the city but I could plant something while I am still here.My place is up for sale right now so its time to get to work on this while I am still here.The trees in the forests that are being depleted are what?

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The best type of tree is one that is native to the area you live. Natives will grow well in your climate and will support the local ecosystem the best. The reason for planing trees is that they absorb carbon dioxide, which is what is causing global warming, and so planting trees helps to reverse global warming.

they say to plant trees because of global warming.What kind?

of trees would be best to plant? I live on 3 acres part of which is below me in a field.in that field are cattails and a natural spring,so there is water in one area I am hoping to be selling soon and moving to the city but I could plant something while I am still here.My place is up for sale right now so its time to get to work on this while I am still here.The trees in the forests that are being depleted are what?

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All trees make oxygen, so any tree with a lot of green leaves would be good.

why not plant trees to fight global warming?

Learned in grade school that tree breath in Co2 and expel O2. They also have a cooling effect on the land(Proof is when you walk in the park). Sure slow down or stop the mass destruction of trees in the rainforest,(send them some fertilizer and knowledge) but what about in your own backyard? Asphalt is much hotter than tree shade and grass. We have been clearing and paving land for years. It is our fault too. Megahouses and no land around them. Trees grow by themselves so low maintenance. It seems only logical. Sure it is not going to happen immediately. But sitting with your thumb up the hine just reduces SO2 gas. Besides, global warming did not happen overnight. Plant a dozen for every person if not more.x300mil adds up. Besides if planting trees you aint driving around. And if I remember history as it is assumed to have come about, before man, there were plants, lots and lots of plants because the planet's main gas was N and CO2. Plants thrived and created O2. then man came about. Don't blame yourself (you, the ones with the chainsaws, excess newsprint junk mail, no, that is not the way. Blame some indegineous peoples who only discovered fire. But, only if it makes you feel good.

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Permaculture Answer: Excellent question. If you get bored easily go on to the next answer because this one is going to be detailed and long. To be clear this answer is about owner planted Permaculture Homesteads NOT native natural woods/forests; which should be left alone. The maximum carbon uptake point is it at at peak growing not when the tree is mature. So it starts to take up carbon as soon as it is established. CO2 sequestering saplings grow very fast particularly if they are fruit trees. In the UK trees can fruit within five years given the right conditions. If looking at CO2 sequestering, then trees that are fully mature need to be cut down and used in buildings/cabinet made furniture so that they last for hundreds of years. A hundred year old tree is no longer growing as fast, it is 'maintenance' only. So as part of your managed woodland/CO2 sequestering, you take a yield. You cut down the older timber which creates space to plant more saplings, remember, it is the new growth that sequesters most carbon, as long as you do not burn the timber or allow it to decompose it locks the CO2 in. If it is burned it only releases the same amount of CO2 as it took in unlike oil based products it is carbon neutral. So the newly planted trees then take up further amounts of carbon. An explanation as why to plant fruit trees are the best for carbon sequestering is quoted below: 'There is a relationship of tree growth to O2 output. Cellulose is a key component of tree growth. Cellulose chemically is identical to starch - the only difference is the linkage between the monomers. Starch is a carbohydrate that is made from, and converted back to, sugar, when it's needed by the organism. Taking all of this in, tree growth results from the production of sugars. If you have tree growth AND another outlet for sugar production, such as fruit production, you get that much more bang for the buck, photosynthesis wise. If I were to plant a crop to uptake CO2, I'd plant fruit. The stoichiometric of the reaction in trees that produces oxygen ultimately results in the production of sugars. If your are looking for the tree that has the most bang for the buck in producing oxygen, pick a fruit tree. The tree not only has to use photosynthesis for it's own growth, repair, etc, it has to manufacture the fruit, which is a huge storehouse of sugars' Thomas K Yahoo Answers. Thanks Thomas. The key is to plant a broadleaved native or fruit trees, BUT that has to be in a mixed native woodland or small clumps, not singular trees. I agree CO2 sequestering is particularly effective in a tropical climate. Figures for removal of approx. 40kg of CO2 from the atmosphere as net reduction. Combine this with reductions in emissions and new technology, we can make start to make a real difference. Nobody is seeing the bigger picture where GW is concerned. Mushrooms 'Mycelium' are regulating the earth's ecosystems, recycling carbon, nitrogen and other essential elements as they break down plant and animal matter to create new soil. They are essential for the health of our soil and ecosystem. Mycellium are the 'missing' keys to both human and the Earth's health. Trees and other green plants could not grow and reach maturity without symbiotic associations with mycelium, the network of fungal threads in the soil that act as interfaces between plant roots and nutrients. But we are losing them before we can even identify them. We are reducing biodiversity, through man's activity from clear cutting forests to developing land which stops them migrating and adapting. We are destabilizing nutrient cycles, which results in crop failures, loss of diversity and the need for ever more invasive farming techniques/chemicals to be used so contributing to global warming. Mycellium also help to protect the land from the damage we humans inflict. Staments the author has discovered ways in which to decompose toxic wastes and pollutants, catch and reduce silt from stream beds and pathogens from agricultural watersheds. Mycelium can be used to control insect populations too. There are a number of other features that trees contribute to minimizing the effects of global warming. Firstly trees absorb heat, produce shade, stabilize humidity, improve air quality, create micro climates which can create cooler environments, breezes and precipitation. Psychological improvement, fruit production and soil enrichment/production. I add that trees not only build soil but the prevent soil erosion. Trees make beneficial root associates, provide aerosol for saplings, take up water and re-release it thus 'watering' other plants around them encouraging diversity and a habitat for flora and fauna.To adapt to climate change we can use the permaculture stacking system, based on natural ecosystems. Layers of growth from bacteria through, herbs, shrubs, through to full size trees. Woods are always warmer in winter than cleared ground and forests maintain an even temperature in summer, ameliorating the micro climate. But there are many, many other factors that should help mitigates against climate change: There is also the Urban Heat Island Effect, Albedo Effect, is a massive problem in cities in Summer, raising the temperature significantly. People then increase power use for cooling systems/fans which in turn create more heat. Again good Permaculture design can mitigate this, using natural materials such as large boulders and shady areas another micro climate can be produced by the thermal gradient between these two zones creating a cooling breeze. Deforestation and plowing create hot spots and flooding caused by cold rain on warm over illuminated fields. Planting Trees as mixed native woodland would do the opposite, producing shade and storing water when wet to release when it is very dry. You create useful micro climates by planting shelter belts, positioning water and light reflecting gravels and white barked trees to reflect sunlight. Using large rocks to store heat and disperse heat during cooler times. Trees are a resource that could mitigate against climate change because trees are effective way of preventing development of land and resulting CO2 emissions from the building industry. Concrete is made from cement which requires large amounts of energy to produce, it does not reabsorb CO2, the building industry in general uses massive amounts of drinking water. Mining the raw materials for the production of both cement and iron ore for steel causes massive environmental disruption. There are much higher environmental costs in transportation than using locally sourced timber. The concrete contains gravel and sands these also need to be mined, although these gravel pits do actually create new habitat they are not generally used for food production. Processing steel also uses massive amounts of energy in blast furnaces and rolling mills. Reinforced concrete, which is needed for high rise flats, is notoriously difficult to recycle. All the above processes produce copious amounts of greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change. The concrete route is a one way trip because concrete is there for good. Trees can be replanted and old timber buildings just return to the soil without leaving a trace. Without this land being protected and managed in this way, it's value would be in selling it for real estate. That is covering it in reinforced concrete, asphalt and erecting high rise buildings. The other main uses of land is cattle ranching, or conventional agriculture with all their environmental disadvantages and major contributors to global warming. Give trees greater value so more will be planted. If you are using them for timber, then yes they may take 80 years to grow but there is 80 years of benefit from the forest habitat, then because it is valuable it is replanted. If everybody planted a few apple trees, the Mycelium would again be able to 'run'; migrate too. The thing to do is not just plant a tree but to plant a wood around your home, even in suburbia, as the obvious place to live is in a wood. The materials you need are at hand, your own food, timber for construction and fuel, no transport, mining, processing etc 'costs' so less CO2 emissions again. Mycelium Running How Mushrooms can help save the World Paul Staments 2005 Ten Speed press: California http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_sink

Slowing down Global warming, by Planting Trees?

If the government would fund a project that would battle climate change and global warming by planting trees, would it be succesful?

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Of course! Planting trees will help stop global warming by making the carbon emmisions less and less.

Slowing down Global warming, by Planting Trees?

If the government would fund a project that would battle climate change and global warming by planting trees, would it be succesful? Whostoblame, your been the arrogant one, The earth does have natural cooling and warming cycles, but global warming now isnt caused by it, it's the Carbon Dioxide destroying the ozone layer etc, and that wasnt caused by the earth's warming cycle isnt it? whotoblame*

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the ice has came back so it might be doing good or at least in a few years.

Would a solution to global warming simply be to plant more trees?

If hundreds of thousands more trees were planted in North America, wouldn't that help slow down global warming? Even if Global Warming is an iffy theory, what's the big deal with planting more trees?

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Where's Al Gore when you need him? I'll bet he could answer this question in a snap! He's probably making some adjustments to the Internet. He invented it, you know!

Planting Trees May Speed Up Global Warming?

Now trees cause global warming. Can someone give us a break on global warming? http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_099183504.html

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Say its not so – I’m just trying to get into the carbon credit scam… There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in. - Will Rogers

Why don't we all just plant about 100 trees each per year to help fix global warming & other ways too.?

There should be trees being planted in practically every square foot of public land, so it helps global warming. Everyone could get houseplants for inside air quality, and keeping them watered helps the air humidity just like watering your shrubs will help keep your foundation from drying and cracking up too much in the summer. Everyone should plant trees in their front and back yards and keep houseplants inside. We need to generate our own energy and air to continue surving.... and then we can tackle the growing debt of our government.

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100 trees wouldn't even cover a year of driving. best plan is using better technology

Can't we Fight global Warming by planting Trees?

If the main source of Global Warming is man-made emmissions of CO2, then why can't we plant forests to help make up for our Carbon outputs?

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We are.. Three actions to reduce global warming Use fossil fuels more efficiently Save old-growth forests, cut sustainably Plant trees when you travel 1 tree every 2,000 miles (3200 km) by car 1 tree every 1300 miles (2000 km) by plane 1 tree every 100 gallons (375 liters) of gasoline 1 tree every 1000 kilowatt-hours (one kwhr ~= 1.9 pounds CO2)