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This is exactly the kind of tree that Prof. Akira Miyawaki* refers to as 'fake trees':

http://www.ubraintv.com/watch.php?id=306

They are bred to be fast growing but they do not possess longevity nor are they hardy.

*Prof. Miyawaki is the inspiration and his methodology is the one adopted by Sharma.



Would they be any good for building cheap, sustainable log cabins?


Maybe you could use them in SIP panel construction even if only in pulp of fiber form.

Log cabins are of debatable sustainability being hard to seal and insulate to modern standards.


Probably not without some clever engineering, fast wood isn't very sturdy.


Biochar producers then? I mean, even if the wood is poor quality otherwise, the woody material is a good way to lock up carbon, right?


http://www.csiro.au/Portals/Publications/Magazines/resourcef...

my work sponsored CSIRO to look into some of this stuff, from everything I've heard theres a lot of potential for biochar.


Plant decomposition results in the release of CO2.


Some, but it's still negative emissions, otherwise there wouldn't be biochar.


Given soft timber, I don't know that you'd want to.




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