I love coppicing and other kinds of resprout agriculture. I'm on my second cycle of a willow and alder copse l. Someone said you could count a person's age in how many cycles they've gone through. It's easier to remember than the years for sure. #coppicing #resproutagriculture #pollarding #alder #alnus #willow #salix #biomass #carbonfarming #naturalgeoengineering

Insights into the mechanism of diurnal variations in #methane emission from the stem surfaces of #Alnus japonica.

#soil #microbiome

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-insights-mechanism-diurnal-variations-methane.html

Insights into the mechanism of diurnal variations in methane emission from the stem surfaces of Alnus japonica

The greenhouse gas methane, or CH4 is produced in certain tree species, but how these mechanisms actually work is a matter of volatile debate, particularly with regard to the diffusive transport of CH4 gas through the trees.

Phys.org
Alder in its last stage.
April 2021.

#alder #alnus #trees #nature #forest