#NO TREE IT IS SAID SERIES#

The rest of the trees are the typical Maple, Oak, Elm, Hackberry and some more exotic (Ginkgo) and a Black Birch that is not native to Cincinnati area. Our pines are not doing well but the Hemlocks do well. We have only 1/2 acre of land but have over 100 trees with 37 species represents. Also, some trees grow well in some areas but not in other. The photo shows 'pine trees' but it is not indicated what types of trees may be best to remove CO2. Who knows, it may make their heat problems a little less stressful, stop some flooding and improve water supply and air quality. I bet California is not pushing tree replacement in forest fire areas, just sitting back hoping nature takes care of it which is way to slow. I do not understand in the fight against global warming, instead of saying everyone must stop doing certain things like using gas, we do not include a push for more and better trees in all vacant or open lands. Trees provided a cooling effect, a water shed, protection from the elements, dust collection, food for wild life and humans, elimination/conversion of a lot of CO2 and other gases, oxygen to breathe, etc. I feel one reason some areas are hotter and dryer is because so many trees are destroyed like on the West Coast. A little genetic engineering like we do with crops. We should have programs to replace these trees and also study ways to improve the fire resistance of trees and the carbon absorbing ability. We see trees constantly being destroyed for roads, buildings, parking lots and burned down in forest fires. So next time you take a deep breath of air give credit to a tree or hug a tree in thanks for what it gives us вЂ“ the very air we breathe. According to the Arbor Day Foundation, in one year a mature tree will absorb more than 48 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen in exchange. Trees also store carbon dioxide in their fibers helping to clean the air and reduce the negative effects that this CO2 could have had on our environment.

It is proposed that one large tree can provide a dayвЂ™s supply of oxygen for up to four people. But as a by-product of that chemical reaction oxygen is produced and released by the tree. Through a process called photosynthesis, leaves pull in carbon dioxide and water and use the energy of the sun to convert this into chemical compounds such as sugars that feed the tree.

When you look at a tree, note that about five percent of the tree is comprised of its leaves, 15 percent its stems, 60 percent goes into its trunk and 20 percent is devoted to its roots. To keep it simple a tree is comprised of its leaves, stems, trunk and its roots. What am I talking about? A tree has the ability to provide an essential of life for all living things on our planet вЂ“ oxygen, and the power to remove harmful gases like carbon dioxide making the air we breathe healthier. Just as we humans are comprised of many parts functioning together allowing us to do wondrous things, the anatomy of a tree is just as wondrous, empowering them with super hero qualities. Or, in another words, what is the power of one tree? With such an important worldwide recognition of all forests do for us humans, the Forest Service would like folks to ask themselves: Do I really know how much trees contribute to my daily life? Forest Service will celebrate the United NationвЂ™s International Day of Forests.

#NO TREE IT IS SAID SERIES#

The second in a series of blogs honoring the United NationвЂ™s 2015 International Day of Forests

Covering millions of acres of forested lands in the West, the Ponderosa Pine can grow to heights of over 200 feet.

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