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Why Should You Consider Planting Trees?

Jared Weaver Plants a TreeWell-placed shade trees can lower your roof and wall temperatures and help save over 15% on your electrical bills. Shading and coolingan air conditioning unit can increase its efficiency by 10%.

Trees can help your property value.Trees add beauty to neighborhoods and can add considerable value to the typical Bowling Green home, which helps to stabilize property values.

Trees help clean the airby removing poisonous gases and particulates such asdusts and pollens. They produce vital oxygen for us to breathe and absorbcarbon dioxide, one of the so-called “greenhouse gases.”

Trees provide food, nesting sites and protection to the birds, mammals and otherwildlifethat help fill our lives and our children’s lives with beautiful sights,sounds, diversity and wonderment.

What better way to remember a friend

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