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Reasons to. Plant Trees LOCATION GUIDELINES PLANTING We all know trees are important They,make.oxy- - Val- gen and help filter particulates and carbon diox- Location Fall and winter are ideal planting times i the ltey. Trees are dormant and the weatherr is cool. Ida out of the air. But did you know that having • To maximize summer shade and minimize winter two twenty-five foot tall trees on the west side ofDig a hole twice as wide and just as deep as the shade, locate deciduous trees about 10-20 ft pot that the tree came in. Dig a home and one on theeast- a person could south and west of the home. save$100 on their energy bill each year? Com- through hardpan and remove • Keep trees of least 5-10 ft from the home to avoid junk soil. Line the bottom of the puter modeling for an energy efficienthome in foundation damage. hole with gravel or soil. Loosen Fresno has shown that strategic planting can re ' sult in $103 in annual energy savings. - • _Shade patios and driveways,which are heat sinks, the outer roots of the tree by to make the area cooler and more comfortable. hand. Place the tree into the IslantiTrees help out by: gfor the • Shade the air conditioner to reduce its energy use, futum future hole and make sure that the • Shading the house and but do not plant so close that it will obstruct the top of the root mass is even 'hot-spots'such as drive- flow of air around the unit with the ground (DON'T bury the trunk.) Mix com- ways and patios. • Plant only trees with a short mature height where post in with the soil as you fill in around the roots. • Shading the air conditioner there are power lines. Do not plant directly above Use the handle of theshovelto 'poke' any air to reduce Its energy use.. Tr• Savings - underground, water or sewer lines. Contact your pockets that may form as the hole fills in.Firm the . and finish a moat. Water well. Trees • Cooling ambient air up.to 5 utility company before planting. soil ' degrees F. - - need water even in winter.. • Create a winter windbreak on the north side of the • Absorbing pollutants. -- home by planting a row of evergreen trees perpen- • Reducing ozone levels. dicular to the winter wind. The row should be Trees are beneficial in other areas: longer than the building and 25-50 feet away. Trees chosen should have a mature • Help reduce storm water runoff height of at least twice as tall as the,build- • Increase property value(people are willing to ing. pay 3.7%more for properties that have at- tractive large trees.)