Oxygen: which plants provide more....?

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  1. K Baron

    K Baron Well-Known Member

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    I am just gosh curious, which trees, deciduous or conifer including shrubs etc are the oxygen producers, and which are not???

    I have always "sensed" that the air/ oxygen is freshest under the canopy of a deciduous forest or mixed forest than under a homogeneous cedar or fir canopy?

    Am I a nut case or is there some truth to this....

    And should we be thinking of what trees to plant in the near future?
     
  2. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    I think Bamboo takes the cake on oxygen producing, especially large timber forests. It's also an incredible and edible renewable resource alternative to some wood products.
     

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