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The 27% value is a plot-level aboveground-tree-carbon result for broadleaf stands in a 72-plot Welsh field trial, not a species-general or spruce result. MEASUREMENT

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Source: Microbiome manipulation and enhanced weathering influence tree growth in reforestation · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:b581a149f928f8a93ceae4965ca9e0d2feaf126cdd80e8365505ece0b5c10875

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The study planted over 25,000 trees in an 11.5 ha former sheep pasture in Wales and monitored 6,400 individually for four years (2021–2024). In the 72-plot factorial design, ERW-amended broadleaf plots stored 27% more aboveground tree carbon by 2024 than unamended plots, whereas ERW effects on spruce carbon sequestration were not statistically significant. Soil inoculum effects varied among species and diminished through time.

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