Trees add beauty and give character to communities. Trees reduce heating and cooling costs. Trees protect us from dangerous ultraviolet radiation. Trees prevent both wind and water erosion. Trees convert carbon dioxide into oxygen.
Trees increase the value of real estate.
Trees reduce noise, dust and air pollution. Unless controlled, DED will kill all the American elms in a community in a few years. Leaves that wilt, curl up and turn brown in June and July, or leaves that turn yellow and drop prematurely in August and September. Symptoms appear in a few branches at first, then spread to the whole crown. Frequent pruning to remove dead wood, immediate remove dead elms and careful disposal of prunings and firewood.