-- Save Trees --

* Trees receive an estimated 90% of their nutrition from the atmosphere and only 10% from the soil..

* Trees renew our air supply by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen..

* Trees lower air temperature by evaporating water in their leaves..

* A tree does not reach its most productive stage of carbon storage for about 10 years..

*One of the tallest soft wood trees is the General Sherman, a giant redwood sequoia of California. General Sherman is about 275 ft or 84 m high with a girth of 25 ft or 8 m..

* Dendrochronology is the science of calculating a tree’s age by its rings..

* A mature birch tree can produce up to 1 million seeds per year.
Trees receive an estimated 90% of their nutrition from the atmosphere and only 10% from the soil..

* Trees grow from the top, not from the bottom as is commonly believed. A branch’s location on a tree will only move up the trunk a few inches in 1000 years..

* The largest area of forest in the tropics remains the Amazon Basin, amounting to 81.5 million acres..

* Tree leaves help trap and remove tiny particles of soot and dust which otherwise damages human lungs..

* By creating shade, trees moderate temperatures both globally and in the micro-climates of cities and counties..

* Trees create buffers to reduce noise..

* The presence of trees in urban neighborhoods has been linked to less crime..

* Tree roots stabilize soil and prevent erosion..

* The cottonwood tree seed is the seed that stays in flight the longest. The tiny seed is surrounded by ultra-light, white fluff hairs that can carry it on the air for several days..

* Tree rings provide precise information about environmental events, including volcanic eruptions..

* One acre of trees removes up to 2.6 tons of carbon dioxide each year..

* Trees improve water quality by slowing and filtering rain water, as well as protecting aquifers and watersheds..