Which trees can manage with the rather extreme conditions of active volcanoes?
Poisonous gases, searing heat and mountain-building are not usually conducive for trees. One species, however, has learned how to survive. Having a volcano in your backyard is a mixed blessing. They hiss and puff, sometimes they’re smelly, and they belch hot ash that can cover the landscape, kill many trees, clogging the rivers and causing floods when the rains start clearing the ash away. But then, volcanic soils are among the most fertile in the world, so crops grow well in between the volcanic activity and people can thrive, as long as they get away in time before the next emergenc...
Source: worldagroforestry.org