Tag #Tree Crown

What is the significance of discovering a 60-meter wide tree in the Amazon rainforest?

A giant tree with a crown spanning 60 meters, equivalent to five city buses or two blue whales, has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest by tropical forest biologist Fabien Wagner. Its diameter surpasses that of neighboring trees by at least 5 meters. This discovery highlights the potential of Wagner's model for mapping the Amazon canopy to identify trees with high carbon sequestration capacity.