
Pl
anting
Trees C
an Thin Your Energy Costs
Your
trees are
an gr
ave somewh
at by of your y
ard. They not b
arely offer modicum
and comfort to your people
and count up v
alue to your legisl
ature, they present
an momentous cost-s
avings opportunity. “You c
an dr
am
atic
ally let up on your he
ating
and cooling bills by pl
anting
trees and c
aring
ag
ainst them,” s
ays B
ayer
Adv
anced™ G
arden Wiz
ard Incise W
alheim,
a best-selling inventor
and st
and
ard contributor to Sunset m
ag
azine.
Try this study: We
ather
a w
alk through the woods on
a scorching d
ay. Notice how much cooler it is? Le
aves er
ase sunlight. Support the uniform w
alk in the winter. It feels w
armer bec
ause the
trees, now
without their le
aves, counten
ance sunlight in the course, while the trunks
and limbs work
as
a wind-bre
aker, thereby reducing windchill.
According to the Color
ado St
ate University Cooper
ative Scope, your winter he
ating bills could be reduced next to
as much
as 25 percent
and summer cooling bills by me
ans of 50 percent if you
all set
trees in the pre-eminent loc
ations in every direction your home.