Your footprint
1,000 trees planted offsets the average person's carbon footprint for life.
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Tree Facts
■ The shade and wind buffering provided by trees reduces annual heating and cooling costs by 1.7 billion Pounds.
■ Each average-sized tree provides an estimated £5 savings in annual environmental benefits, including energy conservation and reduced pollution.
■ A single tree produces approximately 260 pounds of oxygen per year. That means two mature trees can supply enough oxygen annually to support a family of four!
■ One tree can absorb as much carbon in a year as a car produces while driving 26,000 miles.
■ Over the course its life, a single tree can absorb one ton of carbon dioxide.
■ The average tree in an urban/city area has a life expectancy of only 8 years.
■ The average tree in an urban/city area has a life expectancy of only 8 years.
■ The aspirin you take to relieve pain or reduce a fever originally came from willow bark, although modern aspirin contains a synthetic derivative.
■ As well as keeping our air clean by using Carbon Dioxide as nutrition and releasing clean oxygen into the air, trees release substances called phytoncides which have been shown to increase activity of our Natural Killer cells - cells that fight disease.
One of mankind’s greatest and most important natural resources are our trees. They appear everywhere but more often than not, are unappreciated. Trees are one of the largest contributing factors to the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.
As the longest living organisms on the planet, their only threats are natural disasters and mankind. Additionally, they reduce noise pollution, improve water quality, help prevent erosion, provide food and building materials, create shade and help make our planet look beautiful.
