Which trees are best for combating carbon emissions?

<span>Photograph: RichLegg/Getty Images</span>
Photograph: RichLegg/Getty Images

When planting trees to combat CO2 emissions, is it better to plant fast-growing evergreens rather than slow-growing native trees? And what about planting bamboo, which is evergreen and grows really fast? Which is the most effective “absorber”?

Michael Mellers

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