We’re all about trees.  Their benefits, their health, their role in the eco system, their impact in our communities and those individual trees in your front and back yards. 

We know that trees take in carbon dioxide and send out oxygen.   But did you know that trees also filter the air?   The tiny pores of the leaves of trees (called stomata) inhale air that contains toxic pollutants. 

Leaves also filter particulate matter in the air by catching it on the leaf surface along with some absorption of those particulates.  Rain will wash it off, into the soil.

Trees can be used to create a barrier that re-directs air pollution.  This method is used along highways bordering neighborhoods by planting trees of graduating heights.  And of course the trees are also a “bio-filter” helping to reduce pollution and mitigate noise levels.  

Pollutants have a direct impact on people, resulting in increased diseases.  But trees offer a means of creating a healthier environment.

If you read our blogs you’ll see that we are advocates of several tree resources.   These include The Arbor Day Foundation (https://www.arborday.org) , the Society for the Protection of NH Forests (https://forestsociety.org),  and  The Nature Conservancy (https://preserve.nature.org).  

Get to know the trees around you.   Some need to be pruned,  some need to be removed,  some need to be planted. 

As a certified Arborist, Bradley Tree and Landscape is your local tree resource.