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Ecosystem Services
(i-Tree Results)

Cleveland's street trees provide numerous functional benefits to the community. These cumulative benefits can be valued at an annual average of approximately $20 per tree for Buckeye-Shaker Square and approximately $27 per tree for Cudell, with a net total annual value of approximately $53,000 and $42,000, respectfully. Trees help improve air quality, reduce local carbon dioxide levels, conserve and reduce energy use, and mitigate stormwater runoff.

  • Trees remove and mitigate air pollutants. The net air quality improvement provided by Buckeye-Shaker Square's street tree population is valued at approximately $10,300 per year, for an average net benefit of $3.87 per tree.
  • Trees provide carbon storage and avoidance. The annual carbon benefit of this neighborhood's street tree population amounts to roughly $2,858 ($1.08 per tree). Carbon storage amounts to a net annual total of 42,960 pounds.
  • Trees reduce electricity and natural gas use. The total energy savings provided by Buckeye- Shaker Square's street tree population is valued at roughly $34,474 per year, with a neighborhood-wide average of $12.98 per tree.
  • Trees in this neighborhood intercept over 638,900 million gallons of stormwater per year, for an average of 241 gallons per tree. The total annual value of this benefit is $5,710, for an average value of $7.69 per tree.
  • The net air quality improvement provided by Cudell's street tree population is valued at approximately $7,500 per year, for an average net benefit of $4.78 per tree.
  • Trees in this neighborhood provide an annual benefit of roughly $2,042 ($1.30 per tree) in carbon storage and avoidance. Carbon storage amounts to a net annual total of 30,700 pounds.
  • The total energy savings provided by Cudell's street tree population is valued at roughly $28,102 per year, with a neighborhood-wide average of $17.82 per tree.
  • Trees in this neighborhood intercept over 480,500 gallons of stormwater per year, for an average of 305 gallons per tree. The total annual value of this benefit is $4,295, for an average value of $6.15 per tree.