Data on the Benefits of Trees
(source: SRP and Trees Matter)
PROPERTY VALUE
PROPERTY VALUE
"HEALTHY, MATURE TREES ADD AN AVERAGE OF 10% TO A PROPERTY'S VALUE."Â (source: USDA Forest Service)
ENERGY SAVINGS
ENERGY SAVINGS
MATURE TREES PLACED PROPERLY CAN HELP SHAVE 30% OFF AN ENERGY BILL.
SHADE
SHADE
SHADE TREES CAN LOWER WALL TEMPERATURES BY 10 TO 35 DEGREES FARENHEIT.
AIR QUALITY
AIR QUALITY
TREES:-FILTER DUST-ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE-ABSORB OZONE-ABSORB CARBON MONOXIDE-ABSORB SULFUR DIOXIDE-PROVIDE OXYGEN.
NOISE
NOISE
A TREE ACTS AS A LIVING PRIVACY FENCE AND A SOUND BARRIER.
HEAT
HEAT
TREES COOL SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES TO COUNTERACT THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT.
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE
TREES PROVIDE:-SHELTER FROM WEATHER-COVER FROM PREDATORS-NESTING AND ROOSTING-SEEDS FOR QUAIL-NECTAR FOR BUTTERFLIES AND HUMMINGBIRDS-FOLIAGE FOR BUTTERFLIES.
WIND
WIND
TREES PLANTED UPWIND (AKA SOUTHWEST) FROM PREVAILING WINDS FILTER AIR TO REDUCE VELOCITY AND ADD HUMIDITY.