Photo by John Taylor
According to i-Tree, this Western Red Cedar recently cut down at 600 Foul Bay Road in Victoria, measured five feet in diameter, would have provided the following benefits this year (and each year this tree survived the benefits would have increased):
- Stored 170 pounds of carbon dioxide
- Removed air pollutants from the air, including ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide
- Intercepted particulate matter like dust, ash, and smoke
- Intercepted 6,023 gallons of stormwater, increased infiltration of water into the soil, and also prevented soil erosion
- Produced oxygen
- Helped reduce air temperature, which also reduces the production of ozone
- Depending on where the tree was, relative to buildings, it might also have reduced energy use in the building by up to 30 %.