Mature trees add "curb appeal" to a property and can make a home more energy efficient. Planted at the edges of a building, a tree's broad canopy of leaves softens the hard lines of architecture and offers shade. Trees absorb light reflected from the roof and decrease the air temperature surrounding your home through evaporation of moisture.
The positioning of trees and shrubs around your home has a significant effect on how much you'll be paying to heat and cool your house each month. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, even one strategically placed tree can reduce your heating and cooling bill up to 25 percent. In general, deciduous trees planted on the south and west sides of the house keep the home cool during the summer and allow low-angle sun into the home during the winter. If you live on a windy hill or coastal bluff, planting evergreen trees or shrubs on the north and west sides of your structure will help protect your home from winter gusts and storms.
Consult your landscape designer for advice about your particular property
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Hi Jason - I think trees and shrubs add SO much to the curb appeal of a home. When I see homes with no trees, I immediately think it looks hot. I really appreciate builders and developers who don't mow down every tree they can. The homes that sell the best here have beautiful trees and plantings around them, and I would imagine that would likely hold true just about everywhere in the US. I have gorgeous trees around my home and I know they help keep it much cooler in the summer.
Ann
Jason, great information. In my area, the Emerald Ash Borer is decimating old trees. There are probably 30 on my section of lake that have died in the past two years. Three came down during the last storm, companies cannot keep up.