Imagine a machine that uses solar energy to remove carbon from the air and turns it into a beautiful, strong and sustainable building material.
Oh wait… that’s what trees are…
Today is World Forestry Day and what better way to celebrate than to acknowledge this magnificent Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) which grows in front of the historic School of Botany at the University of Melbourne.
Thought to be over 110 years old, the tree is 25 metres tall and has a diameter over 2 metres.
The bean-counting folks at the Uni calculated that this tree uptakes about 282 kilograms of carbon each year, offsetting the amount released by three people breathing.
The tree has been listed by the National Trust of state significance.
https://trusttrees.org.au/tree/VIC/Carlton/University_Of_Melbourne_156_292_Grattan_Street_5
Victoria’s Forests & Bushfire Heritage 