Taiwan's Giant Trees Have Impressive Carbon Storage but Could Disappear Within 200 Years

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The 'Tree Hunters - Giant Tree Map Project' team, composed of the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute and National Cheng Kung University, published a study indicating that the carbon storage capacity of Taiwan's giant trees may be underestimated, but existing giant trees could disappear within 200 years. The team discovered a 84.1-meter-tall Taiwania cryptomerioides in the upper reaches of the Daan River in Taichung City, the tallest tree in East Asia. A comparison of LiDAR data over 10 years showed that about 5% of 941 giant trees have disappeared, primarily due to natural disasters like heavy rain.

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