You may not think of planting a fast-growing tree more commonly seen in ornamental gardens, but this discovery could open up new opportunities for improving carbon sequestration in plantation forests. Researchers from Jagiellonian University and the University of Cambridge have found that Tulip Trees, which are related to magnolias and can grow well over 100 feet tall, possess a unique type of wood that doesn’t fit neatly into the categories of hardwood or softwood. Using a low-temperature scanning electron microscope (cryo-SEM), the scientists imaged the nanoscale architecture of secondary ce…