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• Trees keep our air supply fresh by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen.
• In one year, a single tree can absorb as much carbon as is produced by a car driven 26,000 miles.
• Trees provide shade and shelter, reducing yearly heating and cooling costs by 2.1 billion dollars.
• Trees lower air temperature by evaporating water in their leaves.
• The average tree in metropolitan area survives only about 8 years!
• A tree does not reach its most productive stage of carbon storage for about 10 years.
• Trees cut down noise pollution by acting as sound barriers.
• Tree roots stabilize the soil and prevent erosion.
• 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 run-off and the possibility of flooding,
• Trees provide food and shelter for wildlife.
• Trees located along streets act as a glare and reflection control.
• The death of one 70-year old tree would return over three tons of carbon to the atmosphere.
• One of the tallest soft wood trees is the General Sherman, a giant redwood sequoia of California. General Sherman is about 275 ft or 84 m high with a girth of 25 ft or 8 m.
• The 250 ft or 76 m high Ada Tree of Australia has a 12 ft or 3.6 m circumference and a root system that takes up more than an acre.
• The world's tallest tree is a coast redwood in California, measuring more that 360 ft or 110 m.
• The world's oldest trees are 4,600 year old Bristlecone pines in the USA.