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Superplant shrub absorbs 20pc more pollution than other hedges

Superplant shrub absorbs 20pc more pollution than other hedges One metre of dense hedge will mop up the same amount of pollution that a car emits over a 500-mile drive The cotoneaster franchetii was the best at absorbing the pollution Credit: RM Floral / Alamy Stock Photo Most who proudly prune their prized hedges do not realise they are inadvertently improving not only the appearance of the road - but also sucking pollution out of the air. A new study by Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) scientists has found that certain types of hedge are superplants which absorb 20 per cent more air pollution than their counterparts.

Cotoneasters are the super plant of 2021, so how do you grow them?

Cotoneasters are the super plant of 2021, so how do you grow them?  A new RHS science paper found that Cotoneaster franchetii is the latest ‘super plant’ to help boost the environment and improve human health 18 February 2021 • 9:34am Cotoneaster is so common that it can easily be overlooked, but recent research suggests it has more benefits than expected Credit: Alamy  Thanks to findings from a recent Royal Horticultural Society study, Cotoneaster franchetii is being hailed as the latest super plant of 2021.  While investigating the effectiveness of hedges as air pollution barriers, researchers discovered that in traffic hot-spots, cotoneasters (a genus of flowering plants in the rose family)

Experts identify super-plant that absorbs roadside air pollution

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