Why Planting a Tree is a Good Idea

To help you forget the winter weather, we encourage you to think about spring planting and summer fishing. As always, we are selling a diverse selection of native Ohio trees, shrubs, seeds and perennial flowers, as well as fruit trees, berries and a mushroom kit in the tree sale. In the fish sale, you can purchase bluegill, catfish, largemouth bass, yellow perch, minnow, and white amur and a pond management guide.  

Why planting trees is a good idea

The importance of trees grows as a landscape becomes more developed. Some of the ways that trees provide services in an urban environment:

• Tree roots hold soil in place along streams with eroding banks
• Trees intercept, and absorb through their roots, vast amounts of rainfall that would otherwise runoff the land, carrying pollutants and eroding streambanks
• Trees provide cover and food for wildlife living in disconnected habitats
• Trees increase insect biodiversity, helping predator species to keep pests in check
• Trees mitigate the heat-island effect, where cities are hotter than the surrounding countryside
• Mature trees in a neighborhood increase property values
• The presence of trees and green space have even been shown to increase concentration, improve student grades and provide relaxation to urban residents.

Ordering online is easy through PayPal. There are also order forms available, if you prefer mailing a check. To see it all, visit www.franklinswcd.org.

Source: Franklin Soil and Water

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