Plant Trees to Boost the Value of Your Home and Save on Energy Costs
Research Triangle Park, N.C. – Trees provide food and shelter for wildlife. They can also add value to your home, help cool it and break the cold winds to lower your heating costs. Consider these economic benefits from the Arbor Day Foundation:
- In one study, 83 percent of realtors believe that mature trees have a “strong or moderate impact" on the salability of homes listed for under $150,000. On homes over $250,000, this perception increases to 98 percent." — Arbor National Mortgage & American Forests
- Landscaping, especially with trees, can increase property values as much as 20 percent. — Management Information Services/ICMA
- Properly placed trees around buildings can reduce air-conditioning needs by 30 percent and can save 20—50 percent in energy used for heating. — USDA Forest Service
Selecting trees and proper positioning are keys to putting more money in your wallet:
- A row of evergreen trees help block wind. Consider cherry laurel, Eastern red cedar, hemlock, Japanese black pine, Leyland or Monterey cypress, Monterey or Norway spruce, Southern magnolia, and white or spruce pines.
- Check with your local nursery or cooperative extension office for the best species for your area.
- Place trees strategically in the yard, such as on the east- and west-facing sides of the home. Shading windows is important.
- Give yourself plenty of growth space between tree and house (10 feet or more).
“Trees can last a lifetime, but protecting them is vital,” says Bayer Advanced garden expert Lance Walheim, the author of more than 30 gardening books, including Landscaping for Dummies. In fact, according to the Michigan Entomological Society, insects kill more trees in the United States than fire, disease, wind, flooding and drought combined.
Bayer Advanced™ Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed Granules with MERIT® protect your trees from Japanese beetles, adelgids, borers and other listed pests. Sprinkle it at the base of the tree and water it in. It’s absorbed through the roots and protects the tree from insects for up to 12 months. The slow-release fertilizer keeps feeding the tree for up to three months. Throughout spring 2008, Bayer Advanced, in partnership with The National Arbor Day Foundation®, will donate up to 100,000 trees or one tree for each bottle of product sold to restore U.S. national forests.
About Bayer Advanced
Bayer Advanced lawn and garden products are created by Bayer Environmental Science, a business unit of Bayer CropScience LP and part of the Bayer AG family, a Fortune Global 500 company that makes such well-known brands as Bayer Aspirin, Aleve® and Alka-® Research Triangle Park, NC, is the business headquarters of the company''s NAFTA Region. Kansas City, MO, is the company''s core technology center. The global headquarters of Bayer CropScience is located in Monheim, Germany.
Bayer Advanced products deliver Better Science. Better Results.™ and carry a money-back guarantee. They are available at major retailers and independent garden shops across the United States. You can learn more by visiting www.bayeradvanced.com or by calling 1-877-BAYERAG.
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