Where does the balsa tree grow? Why is it so lightweight? What is it good for? Why do I even want to talk about it? Balsa trees were mentioned a few times in a story of jungle survival by a group of ...

Watch vines and balsa trees fight out who will get to the top of the canopy. Watch vines and the world's fastest growing tree, the balsa, in a battle to reach the sun with beautiful time-lapse ...

In the tropical climate of China’s Yunnan province, scientists are planting a key ingredient to help strengthen the country’s position as the world leader in wind power: balsa trees. Balsa, best known ...