Trip to the Institute of Tropical Botany
25. Fast Growing Trees Bernice poses in front of some Chinese developed very fast growing trees. One of our students had been working on this special tree and had invited us to the institute. The species named Anthocephalus chinenis that has a fantastic growth rate. It grows straight with few branches other than at the top. It puts on a 1 to 1 1/2 inch growth ring a year. ⇦ Back to Page 24 On to Page 26 ⇨Hi-Res Pic (223K) Return to Xishuangbanna - Page 4 |