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You may have heard how planting trees “has mind-blowing potential to tackle climate change<\/a>“?

You’re here to do your homework? We like your style.

We’re proud to tell you we plant hundreds of trees every year!

Through our partners, Ecologi, Woodland Trust<\/a><\/strong><\/mark>, National Forest<\/a><\/strong><\/mark> and Trees for Cities, we’ve learnt so much.

Today, we’re here to share the FACTS.

And (hopefully) inspire YOU to get involved.

At Blooming Haus<\/a>, we’re a sustainable florist, passionate about inspiring more eco-friendly decisions so, together, we can all strive towards a net zero future.

Enjoy!

Ps. We’d love to hear from you in the comments, so come say hello and join the conversation.<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Trees & Climate Change Facts<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
1. Trees & Carbon Dioxide<\/a>
2. How Trees Protect the Environment <\/a>
3. Trees in the UK – Why Action is Needed
<\/a>4. How to Get Involved <\/a>
5. <\/a>Why is the Climate Changing?<\/a><\/mark>
6. Blooming Haus Tree Planting Initiative <\/a><\/mark><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1. Trees – The Ultimate Carbon Storage Machines?<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Despite what the naysayers may say, trees make a difference.

Why?

Trees function as carbon-storing machines.

Their special relationship with CO2<\/sub><\/strong> makes them superheroes in the battle against climate change.

Not only do they have the ability to remove CO2<\/sub> from the atmosphere and store it they simultaneously release oxygen into the atmosphere.

What greater natural gift do we have at our disposal when we need it most?

In one year, a mature tree absorbs around 22 kilograms of CO2<\/sub><\/strong>.

So that is a 100-year-old tree in your garden? It could be storing up upward of 2200 kg of carbon!

If you want to go out back to give her a hug to say thank you, we’re not judging! The trees deserve our thanks.

Without them, everything would be out of balance.

Currently, there are around 3 billion trees in the UK<\/strong>.

This is positive news, but there’s still a long way to go when you consider the average carbon footprint of a person in the United Kingdom (UK) is around 10 tonnes of CO2<\/sub> per year<\/strong>.<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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So, by planting more trees, we’re able to utilise each tree’s natural photosynthesis process<\/strong> that removes CO2<\/sub> from the atmosphere and releases oxygen.

The process is amazing and allows a tree to convert light and water into the energy it needs and help the world around it.

This Woodland Trust video <\/strong>explains photosynthesis in more detail and highlights how fascinating nature truly is.<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n