Trees "grow up to 25% faster in cities than in countryside"

Trees in cities worldwide grow faster than those in surrounding areas due to the urban heat island effect, but trees everywhere are growing faster than 50 years ago, according to an international team of researchers

by Gavin McEwan
Munich - image: Sergei Gussev (CC BY 2.0)
Munich - image: Sergei Gussev (CC BY 2.0)

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