Small and slightly pointed, silver birch buds are mainly light green. Look for the trees’ distinctive white bark.(Image credit: Future PLC/ The Art Agency/ Sandra Doyle) Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) The oval shapes of these plum-coloured buds are smoother than the horse chestnut’s and...
While some asserted that such forests hold large carbon stocks in both their soil and trees, others argued that the longevity of these stocks was uncertain, as spruce bark beetles and forest fires could release the carbon back to the atmosphere. A couple of the stakeholders held that some ...