Benefits
Over 20 years one red maple can:
Over 20 years one red maple can:
Remove 3,100 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Reduce the emissions of 5,500 pounds of carbon dioxide and 30 pounds of air pollution from a power plant.
Save 570 kWh of electricity and 20 MMBtu of fuel for cooling and heating.
Intercept 27,000 gallons of rainfall and avoid 4,800 gallons of runoff.
Filter 15 pounds of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide from the air we breathe.