Thinking about adding large trees to your
landscape?
The Value of Plants and
landscaping:
Landscaping can add between 7 and 15 percent to a home’s
value.
Source: The Gallup Organization
Homes with "excellent" landscaping can expect a sale
price about 6 to 7 percent higher than equivalent houses with "good"
landscaping, while improving landscaping from "average" to "good"
can result in a 4 to 5 percent increase.
Source:
Clemson University
Landscaping can bring a recovery value of 100 to 200
percent at selling time.
Source: Money Magazine
A mature tree can often have an appraised value of
between $1,000 and $10,000.
Source: Council of Tree and
Landscape Appraisers
In one study, 99% of real estate appraisers concurred
that landscaping enhances the sales appeal of real estate.
Source: Trendnomics, National Gardening Association
Trees can reduce bothersome noise by up to 50 percent and
can mask unwanted noises with pleasant sounds.
Source:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Trees can reduce temperatures by as much as nine degrees
Fahrenheit.
Source: American Forests
A single urban tree can provide up to $273 a year in air
conditioning, pollution fighting, erosion and storm water control,
and wildlife shelter benefits.
Source: American Forests
More links to surveys:
Virginia Cooperative Extension
National Gardening Association
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