Believe It or Not!
Believe It or Not!
- An acre of trees can remove about 13 tons of dust and gases every year from the surrounding environment through photosynthesis.
- An apple tree produces not only apples but enough oxygen to supply four people for one year.
- W use 35 pounds of oxygen per day - all of it produced by green plants.
- A large tree can produce a cooling effect equal to 10 room size air conditioners running 20 hours a day.
- A properly located tree can cut fuel bills as much as 30 percent by acting as a windbreak.
- An 18-hole golf course turf grass will supply enough oxygen for a city of 6,000 to 8,000 people.
- More than 100,000 trees are needed to cancel the pollution of one jet flying round-trip from new York to Los Angeles.
*This information was taken from the "AgVenture - Exploring Ohio Agriculture" magazine.
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