4. Sustainability Benefits
Improve Air Quality
Manage stormwater
Store Carbon
Provide habitat for animals
Recycle oxygen
5. Sustainability Benefits Cont.
Provide habitat for people
Lower energy costs through shading and warming
Higher property values, lower vacancy rates, better
employee retention, lower crime rates
Stress reduction, better health, reduced ADHD,
improved immune system functioning
Less direct input – fertilizer, fuel, water, time
Support IPM
7. Chickadees
Need 6000 to 9000 caterpillars for 1 clutch
@25 caterpillars per tree they need 250
trees
@100 square feet per tree they need 1/3 of
an acre
Per Dr. Douglas Tallemy author of Bringing Nature
Home
8. This is an ecological barrier where only pests live. It is
also lots of work to maintain because nature has been
expelled.
9. Insect and animal diversity depends on VERTICAL , horizontal and temporal
diversity.
15. Trees fail under normal weather conditions
because of rot, bad branch unions, poor structure,
and bad care.
A certified arborists can find and correct these
conditions before the storm.
Trees, like cats, dogs and people, should be seen
by health care professional for preventive check
ups.
www.goodtreecare.com