Beyond Oxygen: The Incredible Benefits of Planting Trees

It is no secret that planting trees is the best thing you can do for your environment and the planet. Planting trees provides surprising benefits. Besides producing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide and contaminants from the air, trees have many other social, economic, and environmental benefits.

Carbon Sequestration: Trees act as lungs for the planet; they filter air. Through the process of photosynthesis, they absorb carbon dioxide from the air, store it in their trunks, leaves, branches, roots, soil, and foliage, and release oxygen into the atmosphere.

Supply Oxygen: Through the process of photosynthesis, trees and other vegetation supply us with this vital gas. One mature tree produces enough oxygen for 10 people to inhale in a year.

Habitat for Wildlife: Trees provide habitat for birds and wildlife. Less trees, less wildlife, and ultimately, this will lead to species extinction as up to 90% of all terrestrial animals live in association with forest habitat.

Soil Erosion: The roots of the vegetation bind the soil and prevent erosion. Trees can reduce runoff caused by rain by storing water and breaking the force of rain as it falls.

Temperature Control: The addition of trees can lower temperatures due to their shading effect. Likewise, trees can assist in cold climates; in winter, trees act as windbreaks for our homes.

Reduce noise pollution:  Trees also absorb sound and reduce noise pollution.

Clean the Soil: Trees can assist in the remediation of land that has been polluted by dangerous chemical pollutants. Trees can either store harmful pollutants or change the pollutants into less harmful forms. Trees can also be used to filter sewage and farm chemicals, such as pesticides.

Social and economic benefits: Just being around them makes you feel good; it improves the medical and physical health of the people. They also increase the property value. Houses with trees are more attractive to potential buyers.

Trees are essential to our lives on the planet. We, as humans, can play an active role in planting trees. Not only can we plant trees in our yard, but we can also get involved in local tree-planting activities.

If you are interested in plantations, don’t forget to read How to Be a Gardener 

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