Everyone who has walked or driven down stately streets with beautiful homes and gorgeous mature trees lining the road knows that the trees add to the emotional and visual experience. Now a Portland study has confirmed this.
In a paper published in Landscape and Urban Planning, Geoffry Donovan of the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station found that, on average, street trees add $8,870 to a home's sales price and reduce its time on the market by 1.7 days.
There is a great organization in Portland that has community planting days. Get cheap trees put in your yard or on your parking strip, and all you have to do is volunteer 1 day. My husband and I are signed up for our neighborhood, I'll let you know how it goes!
To find a planting day in your area, click FriendsofTrees.org.
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