{"id":27229,"date":"2023-10-06T17:15:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T15:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/how-fast-trees-grow-in-the-rainforest\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T22:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:16:26","slug":"how-fast-trees-grow-in-the-rainforest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.regenwald.at\/en\/project-cobiga\/how-fast-trees-grow-in-the-rainforest\/","title":{"rendered":"How fast trees grow in the rainforest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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High average temperatures and plenty of rainfall: in the tropics, trees have optimal conditions for rapid growth.<\/p>

However, individual tree species grow at different rates. So-called pioneers like the trumpet tree<\/strong> (Cecropia<\/em> sp.) or the balsa tree<\/strong> (Ochroma pyramidale<\/em>) grow several meters every year.<\/p>

Climax species like the Nazareno<\/strong> (Peltogyne purpurea)<\/em>, on the other hand, only germinate once the ground is sufficiently shaded and then take several years to stretch through the various growth layers into the sunlight.<\/p>

The photos impressively show the tree growth on Finca Amable \u2013 photographed from the exact same spot over the years!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How much CO2<\/sub> does a single rainforest tree sequester?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Researchers from the University of Vienna<\/strong> and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)<\/strong> have calculated the average annual CO2 <\/sub>sequestration per planted tree: With a planting density of 800 trees per hectare, one tree sequesters 11.4 kg (BOKU study) or 12.3 kg (University of Vienna study) annually.<\/p>

We therefore assume that<\/strong> a planted rainforest tree sequesters an average of 11.7 kg of CO<\/strong>2<\/sub><\/strong> every year.<\/strong> With an average lifespan of 60 years, a tree therefore sequesters about 700 kg (0.7 tons) of CO<\/strong>2<\/sub><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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