Trees 2020

Trees do great things.

• Improve air quality – which reduces asthma and other health problems
  
• Improve water quality by reducing storm water runoff to our rivers and Narragansett Bay
• Provide shade to cool your yard and house
  
• Buffer noise from the street
  
• Shield wind, which saves on winter heating costs
  
• Raise property values for your home and neighborhood
  
• Make our community a more beautiful place to live
  
• Cool our planet

Providence Tree Facts

• Percent of land covered in trees: 23%
• Number of street trees: 25,000 in 25 neighborhoods
• Number of tree species: 95
• Most common street tree: Norway Maple
• Top ten street tree species: Norway Maple, Callery Pear, Green Ash, Honeylocust, London Planetree, Red Maple, Zelkova, Flowering Cherries, Littleleaf Linden, Sugar Maple
• Total annual benefits from street trees: $2.9 million
• Annual energy cost reduction: $1.2 million
• Annual stormwater capture: 30.6 million gallons
• A large, healthy tree removes almost 70 times more air pollution each year than a small or newly planted tree.
• For every $1 spent on the city’s tree program, Providence receives $3.3 in benefits
• Replacement value of total tree population: $81.1 million

For more tree facts, read "State of Providence's Urban Forest."