Trees are amazing!
Trees feed through a process called photosynthesis. They take in carbon dioxide from the air, they use the light from the sun to process the chemicals, taking the carbon to feed themselves and releasing oxygen into the air. Oxygen is, of course, what humans and animals breathe!
Anyone following the environment would know that one of the issues we are currently facing is greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activity. Now, I'm no scientist, but if trees naturally process carbon dioxide into oxygen, it stands to reason that planting more trees has to help!!!
Trees, in addition to the essential benefit of helping us survive, have many many benefits. Planted properly they can cool your home by providing shade, trees increase the market value of your property, and researchers have even proven that they help reduce crime rates! So - get planting!!!
While you are tree planting, why not make it a fruit tree?
Nothing better than picking a apple off a tree, or a plum, a pear, an orange. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it! Fruits even better when you grow it yourself, and it doesn't need to travel across the world to get to your plate! That's a lot of energy and emissions being saved!
Now, of course, food is a benefit in itself, but if your fruit tree grows too much fruit, you can share it with neighbour! That's a great way to increase the community spirit, and if you are lucky enough to have a number that makes a mean cherry pie, I'd consider that a double win!
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