The mature street trees in Beverly Hills, California, are worth $450 million.In Cincinnati, the return on a $1 investment in the city’s community trees is $4.44. In New York City, it has been calculated that community trees provide $5.60 in benefits for every dollar spent on tree planting and care. In Indianapolis, each dollar invested in the city’s community trees yielded $5.55 in benefits. Every dollar spent on planting and caring for a community tree yields benefits that are two to five times that investment-benefits that include cleaner air, lower energy costs, improved water quality and storm water control and increased property values.
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