As we all know planting trees are good for the environment. They help to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, strengthen soil to prevent erosion and are nice to sit under in their shade on a hot sunny day.
However I don’t think that you should limit yourself to planting any old tree in your yard. That’s why I think it is wise to consider the benefits of planting fruit trees and/or bushes in your yard for a few reasons. For one, aside from being carbon dioxide removers and oxygen providers they grow something we can actually eat. Another benefit is that they also provide animals in your area with another food source and a safe haven to eat it in (in the case of birds). Many of these trees are beautiful to look at when the blossom adding a whole new array of colours to your yard.
When I was young I remember being up at my grandparents farm during the fall walking down the lane way towards the back of the property. There were all sorts of different trees and bushes mixed up down the sides of this lane way including apple and pear trees. I would take walks at dusk watching the sun go down and just pop an apple off a tree and enjoying it as I strolled along. It really made me appreciate some of the simpler things in life and how easy it is to take for granted. What a great sensation.
One more thing I gotta throw in here is how funny animals can be. Deer for instance love to eat apples apparently and they’ll eat the ones that have fallen off the trees. However apples rot and when they rot they ferment making alcohol and the deer eat these rotten apples and get pretty hammered. AWESOME! I saw it on a nature show and laughed me ass off. Man that’s some funny stuff. Anyways…
What I’m trying to say is that it’s very gratifying when you grow something and enjoy the fruits of your labour literally. There are so many different types of fruit trees, bushes and plants you can grow and eat that you could even eliminate a bit of your grocery list in the summertime. Get out and go down to your local tree farm or nursery and see what you can plant. I bet you’ll be surprised.
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