Facts and Benefits of Planting Trees

On this blog you will find a list of benefits we are getting from trees, and how they are affecting our well being and surrounding.

Trees filters the air and reduces global warming

• Oxygen, one of life’s essentials. It is a gas that is produce by plants through photosynthesis.
• Trees and plants absorbs carbon dioxide and potentially harmful gasses such as sulfur dioxide, and carbon monoxide from the air and releases oxygen in return.
• The air is filtered by trapping the pollutants on their leaves and bark. By this process, trees help fight climate change.
• Oxygen is also one of the composition of water (H2O), and is also needed to make fire through chemical reaction which produce light and heat.

 

Trees helps replenish the groundwater

• Groundwater is considered a natural resources. It supplies drinking water which is use in household and businesses. As time passes, groundwater becomes lesser as the demand increases specially on urban areas.
• Trees plays an important role of replenishing ground water by slowing the evaporation of water when it rains giving time for the soil to sip it downward, and straight to underwater streams and caves.
• The root of the trees also help filter the water that runs down the ground by absorbing chemicals that goes to streams.

 

Trees as great producers

• Trees provides food for people and animals ranging from fruits, nuts, seeds, leaves, bark, sap, roots etc. Harvesting the raw materials from trees creates employment and businesses.
• Fallen leaves doesn’t go to waste. Once it decompose it turns to compost and enrich the soil.
• Wood from trees. People have used wood for many purposes, primarily as a fuel, construction material for making houses, tools, weapons, furniture, artworks, etc..
• Another by product of trees is paper. It undergoes heat and chemical process. Afterwards the cellulose fibers that are gathered are process and turns into paper.

 

Provides shade and natural air cooler

• Trees cools down the environment by blocking the radiant energy from the sun which absorbed or deflected by the leaves. Very very helpful during summer. The larger the tree, the cooler the effect.
• Fallen leaves slows down the loss of soil temperature and moisture.
• Trees also serves as windbreakers that reduces loss of heat of your home during winter.

 

Trees add beauty and improve personal health

• Apart from the Oxygen they produce, research reveals that viewing trees or nature can reduce stress, fear, and anger.  Also, studies shows that patients who are undergoing medical treatment are more likely to recover quickly when connected to nature.

 

Trees are good for business

• Trees raises the value of a property
• According to studies, properties with well maintained landscape has 15% – 20% higher value compare to others.
• Apartments and offices with tree landscape are rent quicker and have a higher occupancy rate.
• Very old trees also adds value to the property as it serves as historical landmarks.

 

Trees prevent erosion

• Common types of erosion are soil, wind, and water erosion. By simply planting and maintaining trees, we can avoid their destructive effect. Will be more effective when strategically planted with layers of vegetation like shrubs.
• Parts of trees have different roles in preventing erosion starting from the leaves to the roots
• The leaves and trunk acts as a wind breaker that reduces the force of the wind preventing erosion.
• Aside from their absorbing factor, the roots of the trees makes the soil dense by binding and preventing the soil from being carried away by rain water.
• The tree foliage also helps by reducing force of falling rain drops on the soil.