Most often we plant trees to provide shade and beautify
our landcape. These are great benefits but trees also pro
ide other less obvious benefits.

Social benefits

Trees make life nicer. It has been shown that spending time
among trees and green spaces reduces the amount of stress
that we carry around with us in our daily lives.

Hospital patients have been shown to recover from
surgery more quickly when their hospital room offered a view
of trees.

Children have been shown to retain more of the information
taught in schools if they spend some of their time outdoors in
green spaces.

Trees are often planted as living memorials or reminders of loved
ones or to commemorate significant events in our lives.