Planting Trees Can Stop Air Pollution

In one year, a single tree can absorb as much carbon as is produced by a car driven 26,000 miles, according to the International Society of Arborculture.

How many trees should you plant or care for to restore the carbon you’ll be responsible for in your lifetime? It depends on the age of the tree and how soon in life you start, the according to the society, which prepared the following chart:

How Many Trees You Should Plant in Your Lifetime

Your Seedlings 10-Year- age old trees 1 45 30 10 60 35 20 80 40 30 120 50 40 210 70

SOURCE: International Society of Arboriculture, Savoy, Ill.