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On the back of my previous video about Ornamentals for the Food Gardener, it's kind of ironic that I make this one next due ...
It's well-known that trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air to create their structure's organic building blocks.
Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new ...
Learn about the ability of some fig trees to store atmospheric carbon dioxide and turn it into stone, a process that could ...
Planting trees has long been touted as a major tool in the fight against climate change. And on the surface, that makes a lot ...
We all know that trees are an important part of our climate efforts. But we usually envision this as lush forests soaking up ...
Scientists discovered that fig trees in Kenya can store carbon dioxide as calcium carbonate rocks inside their trunks and ...
Some fig trees can convert atmospheric CO2 into calcium carbonate, a process known as the oxalate carbonate pathway, ...
Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ensuring that the carbon is kept out of the air for longer ...
Fig souring (or sour rot) renders fruit inedible. It’s caused by yeast and bacteria, usually spread by insects. You’ll know it by the fermented smell, clear ooze from the fig’s eye and eventually, ...
Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away carbon, sweeten surrounding soils, and still ...
If you are looking for a fun mini golf experience for the whole family, then take a drive to the Fig Tree Farm in Hillcrest ...