The best tree commonly found in Saskatchewan shelterbelts for carbon sequestration is the hybrid poplar. A 1km row of hybrid poplar is estimated to sequester an average of 6.03 – 6.54 tonnes of carbon per year.
The average estimated carbon sequestration rate of six common shelterbelt trees in rows 1km in length are as follows:
Hybrid Poplar – 6.03 – 6.54 tonnes of carbon per year
White Spruce – 2.43 – 2.75 tonnes of carbon per year
Manitoba Maple – 2.39 – 2.60 tonnes of carbon per year
Scots Pine – 1.90 – 2.17 tonnes of carbon per year
Green Ash – 1.78 – 1.98 tonnes of carbon per year
Caragana – 1.73 – 2.03 tonnes of carbon per year
Reference:
Amichev, B. Y., Bentham, M., Kulshreshtha, S., Laroque, C. P., Piwowar, J. M., & Rees, K. V. (2016). Carbon sequestration and growth of six common tree and shrub shelterbelts in Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. doi:10.1139/cjss-2016-0107