Value of Trees

The pond and bog garden is a place to relax and contemplate the natural world around us.

Find this Dogwood in the Arboretum.

1. Remove carbon dioxide from the air and reduce global warming

2. Release oxygen into atmosphere, helping maintain it at 19%

3. Lower the surrounding air temperature by 5 to 10 degrees

4. Reduce water, nutrient and pollutant runoff

5. Provide habitat for fauna and flora

6. Provide a food source: leaves, twigs, berries, seeds, and flowers (which supply nectar and pollen)

7. Provide a fuel source for cooking or heating

8. Offer protection from winter wind to animals

9. Provide aesthetic value

10.Take nitrogen from soil and air (such trees are nitrogen fixers)

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