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Fast Growth in the Superior Nut Carbon-Offset Forest No. 5

. . . — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:12:56 +0000

The two photos shown below, depicting the Superior Nut Company Carbon-Offest Forest No. 5, were taken exactly 1 ½ years apart: the first was taken October 2007; the second was taken on May 2009. Lining the road are super-fast growing RTT Deglupta hybrids, planted to facilitate early harvest by felling into the road. Farther to the right and left is a mixture of Klinkii, Deglupta and protected Mahogany, another RTT forest design on 14 acres. The goal of the RTT applied research program is to design and manage improved sustainable carbon-offset forests for efficient carbon capture and farmer income.

Superior Nut Company Carbon-Offset Forest No. 5; Photo taken October 2007

Superior Nut Company Carbon-Offset Forest No. 5; Photo taken May 2009

Pruning Superior Nut Forest No. 3

. . . — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:15:55 +0000

RTT is starting to prune the five-and-a-half-year-old Klinkii trees in the Superior Nut Company Carbon-Offest Forest #5. As an initial test, RTT’s forester pruned 20 of the trees with a saw. The cuttings can be seen on the forest floor, below.

RTT’s aim is to prune the trees without damaging their bark. This is important to avoid attracting the black bee, Trigona spp., that may carry damaging bacteria to the trees.

As seen in the close-up below, the pruning was performed while minimizing damage to the bark of the Klinki trees.

Superior Nut Company Carbon-Offset Forest #4

. . . — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:51:42 +0000

A VIEW ON JUNE 4, 2007 OF SUPERIOR #4 CARBON-OFFSET FOREST JUST AFTER THE LINES OF TREES HAVE BEEN CLEANED

This 1-year, 10-month old forest, a mixture of Klinkii and Mahogany trees, has just been cleaned by the crew of the participating Tournon farm. In the foreground are examples of these two species of fast-growing trees. This is a 3-acre new forest that should sequester about 30 tonnes of CO2 annually for Superior Nut Co. in the 25-year contract signed with this farm. The carbon will remain in the forest stand indefinitely, according to this RTT Model of a sustainable forest. The forest is simultaneously managed for timber production for farm income, thus ensuring sustainability through profitability.