PEARLS OF WISDOM

Famous Trees

The Whomping Willow in Harry Potter

The Ents in Lord of the Rings

The Spiritual Tree in Avatar

The Lost Boys’ Tree in Hook and Peter Pan

The Rainforest Tree in Fern Gully

The Swing Tree in Bridge to Terrabithia

The Honey Tree in Winnie The Pooh

Grandmother Willow in Pocahontas

Bill Vaughan

Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.

He that plants trees loves others beside Dr.himself.Thomas Fuller

What we are doing to the forests of the world

Mahatma Gandhi

is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.

A carpenter took those green things blocking my horizon and gave me a balcony to view my sunset from. It’s so breathtaking, I can’t inhale.

Benson Bruno

Facts About Trees

*Trees are the longest living organisms on earth

*Trees keep our air supply fresh by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen.

*Trees cut down noise pollution by acting as sound barriers.

*Tree roots stabilize the soil and prevent erosion.

*Trees lower air temperature by evaporating water in their leaves.

*The amount of oxygen produced by an acre of trees per year equals the amount consumed by 18 people annually.

* an average size tree produces enough oxygen in one year to keep a family of four breathing.

*Three trees planted in the right place around buildings can cut air-conditioning costs up to 50 percent.

*Trees increase the value of property. houses surrounded by trees sell for 18-25 percent higher than houses with no trees.

*Trees make people feel good.Workers are more productive when they see trees along their commute routes and from their office windows. hospital patients who have a view of trees heal faster, use fewer pain medications, and leave the hospital sooner than patients with a view of a brick wall.

Consumers spend more money in shopping districts with trees.

*There are about 20,000 tree species in the world. The United states has the largest tree treasuries second only to india.

* in india people celebrate an annual festival of trees called Vanamahotsava. on this day people plant trees and vow to look after them.

* May 16 is‘Love aTree’day