ABSTRACT
The estimation of carbon fixation/carbon concentration in some trees and shrubs showed that there are some tree species with high capability to fix atmospheric carbon dioxide into their biomass (Gonzalez Rodriguez et al., 2015). In their study, selected trees and shrubs with high carbon concentration were Eugenia caryophyllata 51.66%, Litsea glauscensens 51.34%, Rhus virens 50.35%, Forestiera angustifolia 49.47%, Gochantia hypoleuca 49.86%, Forestiera angustifolia 49.47%, Pinus arizonica 49.32%, Cinnamomum verum 49.34%, Bumelia celastrina 49.25%, Tecoma stans 48.79%, Acacia rigidula 48.23%, Eryobotrya japonica 47.98%, and Rosmarinus officinalis 47.77%. A small number of these species may be selected for plantation in highly carbon dioxide polluted areas in cities, roadsides, and factory areas with high emission of carbon dioxide. It is suggested that the tree species with high carbon fixation could be planted in carbon polluted areas to decrease the accumulation of carbon in the atmosphere.
