Dallas area neighborhoods with mature trees can be up to 11 degrees cooler than new neighborhoods without trees. And, a one-degree rise in temperature equals a two percent increase in peak electricity consumption. Trees filter dust and toxic pollutants from the atmosphere and capture a wide range of smog-producing compounds such as ozone and carbon monoxide. One acre of trees absorbs enough carbon dioxide per year to offset emissions made by a car on a 26,000-mile road trip.”
What’s more, large trees remove 60-70 times more pollution than small trees. Sadly, only two percent of the Dallas tree population exceeds 24″ in diameter, which is difficult to hear. Consider this; a single, fully grown sycamore tree can transform 26 pounds of carbon dioxide into life-giving oxygen in a year’s time.
Trees intercept rainwater, aiding soil absorption for gradual release into streams, all while preventing flooding, filtering toxins, and extending water availability into dry months when it is most needed! And, we all know that our city and rural forests are home to a wealth of wildlife that depends on trees for survival.
Almost every city in our country has recorded a drop in the number of trees because of development, pollution, disease, and neglect. Become an advocate for trees in your neighborhood — Our children deserve our best efforts to ensure a beautiful and healthy Dallas for generations to come.
There are trees on our list that no longer stand, or that have died and still stand. We keep them on the Texas Historic Tree Registry because there’s much to learn from a tree that had a long, healthy life. In the course of our research, we learn about the environment surrounding a tree, …Read More
A tree’s growth rings are the circles or rings you see when you cut through a limb or the trunk of a tree. For each year that a tree grows, it produces two new sets of growth rings. One set is developed in the spring and one in the late summer or early fall (sometimes …Read More
From: Trees of the World, An Illustrated Encyclopedia and Identifier Although the bark and wood of trees is seldom edible, extracts from them have given rise to some of the world’s most important medicines. Malaria is said to have killed more people than all of the wars and plagues in history combined. Oliver Cromwell and Alexander …Read More