Decades-old carbon reserves are widespread among tree species, constrained only by sapwood longevity.
Drew Peltier, University of Nevada Las Vegas, School Of Life Sciences, Las Vegas, United States, Mariah S. Carbone, Northern Arizona University, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Flagstaff, United States, Kiona Ogle, Northern Arizona University, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Flagstaff, United States, George W Koch, Northern Arizona University, Department of Biological Sciences, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States and Andrew D Richardson, School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA; Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA, Cambridge, United States