MOWEAQUA - "Jack and the Beanstalk" has got nothing on Gerald Ringo and the empress tree. Ringo, armed with two green thumbs, felt like taking a botanical walk on the wild side three years ago ...

Besides being used for products, princess-tree wood can be burned to make charcoal, and the bark can be used to make dye. The wood isn’t the tree’s only asset, though.

Empress Trees are the fastest growing tree in the world and absorb carbon at 4x the rate a human can produce. Harvest of the mature hardwood occurs within 8-12 Years. The Harvest.

Q Our daughter and family moved into a house in Bentonville. This plant is growing next to the house. We have not been able to identify it. Could you help? A The plant is a deciduous shade tree ...