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Studies Show that Trees Add Value

to Your Property

Whether you're trying to sell your property or planning to live there a long time, planting trees makes sense:

Landscaping can bring a recovery value of 100% to 200% at selling time. Kitchen remodeling brings a 75% to 125% recovery rate, bathroom remodeling a 20% to 120% recovery rate, and addition of a swimming pool a 20% to 50% recovery rate. Source: Money Magazine.

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.

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

In one study, 83% of Realtors believe that mature trees have a "strong or moderate impact" on the salability of homes listed for under $150,000; on homes over $250,000, this perception increases to 98%. Source: American Forests, Arbor National Mortgage.

Landscaping can reduce air conditioning costs by up to 50 percent, by shading the windows and walls of a home. Source: American Public Power 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.

Top reasons people garden: To be outdoors (44%); to be around beautiful things (42%); relax and escape the pressures of everyday life (39%); stay active and get exercise (35%). Source: American Demographics, Roper Report

To Help Sell a Property

"I feel like we'd be living in a fishbowl."
"We like the house but don't like being so close to the street"
"The yard seems unfinished."

If your house is currently listed and you keep hearing statements like these, or you are getting ready to list your property and want to make the best first impression, planting some "Instant Privacy" Treestm or mature Ornamental Trees can make a lot of sense.

The above study results were reprinted from the website of the