Image via PinterestTrees are a fairly common part of our landscape in Kansas City, and it's easy to take them for granted. After all, you pass by them daily, and they have a tendency to fade into the background if you're not consciously looking at them. When you stop and think about it, though, trees do a lot of interesting and vital things every day. Take a closer look at the trees in your yard and think about these fun tree facts.
- It takes one acre of trees an entire year to remove the CO2 produced by driving an average car 8,700 miles..
- A large tree can produce significant energy savings by shading a house just part-time in the summer.
- Trees reduce noise as well as air pollution and lower air temperatures in their general vicinity.
- Trees stabilize the soil around a home’s foundation and reduce soil erosion.
- The roots of a tree filter groundwater before it reaches natural aquifers and watersheds.
- Trees are natural barriers to high winds, rain, hail and sleet.
For more fun facts about trees or for tree care services in Kansas City, contact Cartwright Tree Care.