The Value of Shade Trees

Researchers at Ohio State University have been looking at the value of shade trees in urban environments. Studies at an experimental plot planted in the mid-sixties and projects that monitored 96 urban tree plantings yielded a wealth of valuable data on the horticultural requirements of shade trees.

A recent look at the city tree plantings raised awareness of the social and economic benefits that they can have. Scientists at the university have created the Next STEP program, to look at changes in issues such as quality of life and home values in areas with urban tree plantings. A new shade tree test plot is being designed for the program.

Link: Trees' effect on quality of life under review from the Akron Beacon Journal

Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 10:27 AM on October 13, 2005