Tree Care Consulting: Five Ways Your Healthy Trees Can Save You Money
The expense of maintaining trees, especially when they suffer from an injury or an illness, may initially lead to sticker shock. Yet your trees can actually save you money, especially over the long-term, in five significant ways.
First
Trees can decrease your cooling costs during summer months. The shade they provide decreases the amount of energy required to cool your home. In addition, shade trees planted near an air conditioner can help it to run more efficiently, by keeping it cooler during the hottest weather.
Second
Trees can decrease the cost of keeping your home warm during the coldest winter months. When planted appropriately, at the correct distance from your home and in the right formation, they are a highly effective wind break. Evergreens are especially useful for this purpose.
Third
Trees are good landscaping tools to block views of areas which are less than aesthetically pleasing. Whether attempting to block the view of an outbuilding, a work site or an unappealing play area, trees can do the job, and do it more cheaply than a privacy fence or another landscaping device.
Fourth
Trees decrease dirt erosion. In areas where dirt is prone to wash away, especially with heavy rain, trees roots can help to hold it in place. This can help you to avoid landscaping and even foundation repair costs down the road.
Fifth
And finally, trees are a good source of organic mulch and composting material. Dead branches and twigs are a good source of organic mulch, which is also less expensive than garden store products. In addition, leaves are a good ingredient for organic compost, which, of course, is safer and less expensive than environmentally unfriendly fertilizers.
While trees do occasionally cost their owners money, they save them a great deal more with the many benefits they provide, especially when they are healthy and well-maintained. Your tree care consulting company can help you to get the most benefit out of your trees. You can follow along on Facebook and Instagram, or you can contact us here if you have any questions.
