Editing Arboriculture (section)

== Tree Benefits ==
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Tree benefits are the economic, ecological, social and aesthetic use, function purpose, or services of a tree (or group of trees), in its situational context in the landscape.

===  Environmental Benefits ===

* Erosion control and soil retention
* Improved water infiltration and percolation
* Protection from exposure: windbreak, shade, impact from hail/rainfall
* Air humidification
* Modulates environmental conditions in a given microclimate: shields wind, humidifies, provides shade
* Carbon sequestration and oxygen production

=== Ecological Benefits ===

* Attracting pollinators
* Increased biodiversity
* Food for decomposers, consumers, and pollinators
* Soil health: organic matter accumulation from leaf litter and root exudates (symbiotic microbes)
* Ecological habitat

===  Socioeconomic Benefits ===

* Increases [[employment]]: forestry, education, tourism
* Run-off and flood control (e.g. bioswales, plantings on slopes)
* [[Aesthetics of nature|Aesthetic beauty]]: parks, gatherings, social events, tourism, senses (fragrance, visual), focal point
* Adds character and prestige to the landscape, creating a "natural" feel
* Climate control (e.g shade): can reduce energy consumption of buildings
* Privacy and protection: from noise, wind
* Cultural benefits: eg. memorials for a loved one
* Medical benefits: eg. Taxus chemotherapy
* Materials: wood for building, paper pulp
* Fodder for livestock
* Property value: trees can increase by 10–20%{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orta |first=Emmanuel |date=2025-04-23 |title=Tree Service Denver |url=https://treeservicedenverllc.com/ |website=Tree Service Denver}}</ref>
* Increases the amount of time customers will spend in a mall, strip mall, shopping district{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}