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Trees keep our air supply fresh by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen.
In one year, an acre of trees can absorb as much carbon as is produced by a car driven up to 8700
miles.
Trees provide shade and shelter, reducing yearly heating and cooling costs by 2.1 billion dollars.
A tree does not reach its most productive stage of carbon storage for about 10 years.
Trees improve water quality by slowing and filtering rain water as well as protecting aquifers and
watersheds.
Trees provide protection from downward fall of rain, sleet, and hail as well as reduce storm runoff and the possibility of flooding,
The death of one 70-year old tree would return over three tons of carbon to the atmosphere.
Trees renew our air supply by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen.
The amount of oxygen produced by an acre of trees per year equals the amount consumed by 18
people annually. One tree produces nearly 260 pounds of oxygen each year.
One acre of trees removes up to 2.6 tons of carbon dioxide each year.
Trees improve water quality by slowing and filtering rain water, as well as protecting aquifers and
watersheds.
The cottonwood tree seed is the seed that stays in flight the longest. The tiny seed is surrounded by
ultra-light, white fluff hairs that can carry it on the air for several days.
Tree Biology
The xylem of a tree carries water from the roots to the leaves.
Trees heal
Studies have shown that patients with views of trees out their windows heal faster and with less complications.
Children with ADHD show fewer symptoms when they have access to nature. Exposure to trees and nature aids
concentration by reducing mental fatigue.
Benefits of trees
Trees form the living umbrella over our streets, parks and gardens which define the character of urban form. They
provide many environmental and social benefits to our community. The key benefits are outlined below.
Social and Environmental benefits of trees:
improving the quality of life for people by improving the visual quality of the landscape
Carbon Sequestration
Trees are carbon sinks. They remove carbon dioxide (CO2) and store this in the cellulose of woody tissue. CO2 is
responsible for about half the Greenhouse Gasses that lead to global warming.
Oxygen Production
Trees release oxygen into the atmosphere as part of their photosynthesis process.
Did you know that a single mature tree can release enough oxygen back into the atmosphere to support two human
beings?
Landscape Values
Leafy neighbourhoods improve the well being of a community. Trees create a landscape which is attractive to industry
and commerce and positively contribute towards an environment where people want to live and work.
Studies have shown that people find houses with mature landscaped gardens and properties on tree lined avenues
more attractive places to live. They also tend to attract a higher market value.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the interaction between the variety of plants, animals and habitats. Trees provide a natural habitat that
supports a wide variety of wildlife flora and fauna.
Did you know that on a European level, Britain is unusual as it has a large population of veteran trees? These provide a
home for a host of rare and endangered invertebrates.
Recreation
Woodlands provide a great setting for recreational activity such as walking, mountain biking and other
pursuits. Forestry Commission surveys indicate that there are more than 350 million recreational visits per year to
forests and woodlands in Britain.
Energy
Wood and biomass products, such as wood chips, provide a renewable source of energy. There is no net carbon
increase into the atmosphere from burning wood as fuel.
Why Trees?
Trees give us much-needed oxygen and sequestercarbon dioxide
Trees increase biodiversity
Trees fix nitrates into soil making it more fertile to grow other plants, like
vegetables
Urban tree planting improves pride of place
Trees provide healthy and beautiful places for children to play and learn
Fruit trees provide nutritious fruit to eat
Trees improve an area's water quality
Flash flooding can be dramatically reduced by a forest or by planting trees. Underground waterholding aquifers are recharged with this slowing down of water run-off.
Social Benefits
Trees make life nicer. It has been shown that spending time among trees and green spaces reduces the
amount of stress that we carry around with us in our daily lives.
Hospital patients have been shown to recover from surgery more quickly when their hospital room offered a
view of trees.
Children have been shown to retain more of the information taught in schools if they spend some of their
time outdoors in green spaces.
Trees are often planted as living memorials or reminders of loved ones or to commemorate significant events
in our lives.
Communal Benefits
Event though you may own the trees on your property your neighbors may benefit from them as well.
Through careful planning trees can be an asset to your entire community.
Tree lined streets have a traffic calming effect, traffic moves more slowly and safely.
Trees can be placed to screen unwanted views or noise from busy highways.
Trees can complement the architecture or design of buildings or entire neighborhoods.
Environmental Benefits
Economic Benefits
Well placed trees can reduce your cooling costs in the summer by shading the south and west sides of your
home. If deciduous trees are used they will allow the sun to pass through and warm your home in the winter.
Evergreen trees on the north side of your home and shrubs around the foundation of your home can act as a
windbreak to reduce the cooling effects of winter winds.
The value of a well landscaped home with mature healthy trees can be as much as 10% higher than a
similar home with no or little landscaping. (Topping will reduce the value of your trees)
Some indirect economic benefits of trees are that if we reduce the energy we use then utility companies will
have less demand placed on the infrastructure, thus reducing operating costs which can be passed on to the
consumer.