Planting a tree has had a special cachet for many years and is a unique way to mark special events, such as the anniversary of a death or birth, a graduation or the purchase of a home. There are often only limits to our imagination when it comes to occasions.
That's why the reasons why people call us at Emondage Belœil vary enormously. But for us too, this service has a little something different from all the other tasks we offer.
Offering a tree as a gift It's unlikely that you've never experienced this distressing and stressful situation before: trying to figure out what gift to give. Of course, in this day and age, people already have everything. Is there any puzzle more laborious than this one?
Then there is a simple solution that should not be overlooked: giving a tree, and why not, planting it too. Given the value that trees have taken on in our time, for environmental and ornamental reasons among others, but also for their symbolic character, they are an offering of choice.
And this gift comes with the added bonus, not only of gratitude on the part of the person receiving it, but also the confidence that when that person looks at it as the specimen develops, he or she will think of you.
Controlling your carbon footprint Emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere are associated with the production of the goods we consume. This is our carbon footprint. Some people want to offset their footprint with offsetting solutions. Planting trees falls into this category. And it is indeed one of the reasons people call us to plant trees.
Intimacy and attraction for birds Planting a tree can also meet more concrete personal needs. For example, trees provide shade and birds love them. This means that, when properly sized, the branches of a plant provide a shady spot where you can relax and enjoy the coolness created. If you are also treated to a concert of ritornellos of birds that frolic in the shade, the happiness you feel reaches its peak. There are many other possibilities to plant trees. Let's take a look at some of them.
Motivations for planting trees
The economic aspect
The value of a property is very important. Especially when you want to sell your property, it goes without saying. But it is something that is prepared well before the moment you decide to sell. Sometimes we don't even know if one day we will want to sell or when exactly we will do it. So we might as well "act as if" in the meantime. Furthermore, studies show that properties with trees are priced 14% higher than properties without trees. It goes without saying that being so popular, they stay on the market for much less time than others.
Calming factor
Trees have the gift of relaxing us humans. A whole range of factors contribute to this. They remind us of nature and we tend to forget our hectic lives when we come into contact with them. Moreover, a well-designed property with trees can be a magnificent work of art: a true 3D painting in which we can move at will to contemplate it at will. It is therefore hardly surprising that studies report that people who are hospitalized in a room with a window from which they can admire a view of nature recover much faster than patients who are bedridden in rooms without such a view.
Temperature control and air purification
Trees can only surprise us with the great amount of diverse and free services they render us, which is most beneficial from the point of view of our overall health. Without being able to make a complete list, here are some of them.
For example, trees are air fresheners as well as temperature controllers. First, during the day, by their production of oxygen, the gas essential to life, and second, during the night, by their storage of carbon, these amazing plants ensure the quality of the air we breathe.
They also have an insulating power that can help reduce our heating bill. For this to be the case, the location where they are planted must be chosen carefully. Or, as we have already pointed out, their foliage and the shade they provide provide provide freshness. When the humidex factor comes to torment us in the middle of summer, and increasingly even before it has arrived, it is indisputable that this benefit is most salutary.
Offsetting carbon emissions
More and more people are able to understand the climate emergency. They therefore know that greenhouse gas emissions are harmful and that trees, by storing CO2, can reduce their impacts in terms of warming or other disruptive effects. As a result, these conscientious individuals include tree planting in their strategies to offset their own emissions.
Aspects of noise or erosion reduction
Two other small dots can be quickly added. Trees provide insulation against noise as well as against the cold. Indeed, hedges of large trees planted close together for this purpose are sometimes present in onion rows on the roadside. Finally, on riverbanks or farmland in particular, they are a very effective anti-erosion measure.
The education of children
Among the tree species to be preferred when having children are fruit trees. Planting them at home gives our angels a myriad of educational moments of pure pleasure. As a family, you will be able to pick the fruits of your mini orchard at the right time. Whether you're sitting outside or strolling around your property, you'll be able to bite into the juicy flesh. Of course, there is the process of fruit formation itself, which will be as enjoyable as anything to show your cherubs. Not to mention the recipes that can be cooked with them. What a warm exchange of ideas, laughter and joy in perspective! Call on our training pruning service for the maintenance of your fruit trees.
Do business with us
Thanks to our tree planting service or our many others, you will benefit from valuable advice such as :
-Help you determine where to plant your trees on your property, in relation to your goals.
-Assist you in choosing the right species of tree, which is such a delicate step and one that many people are apprehensive about.
- To provide you with useful recommendations, in addition to our range of plant care services, to help your trees provide you with their beneficent services, and this, for many more years than without our services.
- To offer you alternatives to tree cutting when possible.
Our fee estimates are free of charge. To take advantage of them, call us at 579-600-1174. And if you prefer, you can fill out our form at the top right.