Cityscapes

A well maintained landscape with mature trees can increase property values up 25 percent. Trees can cool houses in summer.  A city lot with 30 percent plant cover provides the equivalent cooling necessary to air condition two moderately sized houses 12 hours a day in summer.

The Value of Trees Around Your Home

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Cities - Towns - Villages

Flowering Jacaranda tree up in the hills of Chapala, Mexico, Easter time Baltimore, near downtown Westside Baltimore, Maryland Jacaranda in Ajijic, Mexico
Mexican Pine tree and church in a little Mexican village Magnolia blooming, Washington, DC Washington, DC Alexandria, Virginia
Cedar in a parking lot - Raleigh, NC A flock of Grackles gathers in downtown Dallas. Catalpa seedling grows in a doorway, old downtown Rocky Mount, NC Alexandria, VA on the 3rd of July
Ajijic, Mexico Red Oak, early December, Lewisville, TX Bent from the wind, seaside, Kittyhawk, NC Flowering Linden, Lewisville, TX