The Secret Way to Add Value to Your Home: It’s Easy, Relatively Inexpensive & Beautiful!

If you’re thinking of ever selling your home or are in the market to buy, planting trees on your property, can add strong value to your property (or choosing a home that has them). In general, properties with trees sell faster, and at a higher rate, than properties with no trees. However, the type of tree you plant, its maturity and its potential function all influence the perceived value.

“Good tree cover or well-spaced mature trees can increase the value of a developed property by 6 percent to 15 percent, or add 20 percent to 30 percent to the value of an undeveloped property,” according to the Minnesota Society of Arboriculture.

Why Trees are So Desirable

Trees, of course, make an aesthetically pleasing addition to just about any landscape. However, they offer benefits even beyond their natural beauty.

Shade and Energy Conservation: Mature shade trees, strategically placed, can reduce cooling costs by up to 25 percent during the summer months, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. They can also be used to form a windbreak that can cut winter heating costs by 20 percent, and to provide a natural barrier to drifting snow, in areas where this is problematic.

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