Trees can impact noise level reduction by up to sixty percent . Trees can impact our personal health. Research has shown that patients viewing landscaped areas spend less time in the hospital recuperating than patients without a landscaped view. Trees impact our emotional and psychological well being too. They convey a sense of peace to the viewer.
Trees also have significant economic value.
Studies show that a treed property can sell for as much as18 percent higher than one without trees. Developers report that the demand for houses with trees on site is greater than that of houses without trees. They also report that costs involved in planting or saving trees on a lot are recovered in the sale price. According to some mall managers, landscaping protects a mall's market share. It is reasonable to assume that the same might be true for cities, since malls are small business districts.