ISSUE:

Trees give us lumber, paper and furniture, but are there more benefits?

FACTS:

Trees provide more than 5,000 wood and paper products that make our lives better.

Ice cream and salad dressings use part of the tree called cellulose to make them thick, smooth and creamy.

Some fabrics, such as rayon, are made from tree fibers.

Tires, steering wheels, and molded armrests in cars and trucks are all made from trees or wood by-products.

Some trees contain substances with medicinal values and are used to make aspirin, asthma medications, cough remedies and anti-cancer drugs.

The average American uses the equivalent of an 18-inch dbh, 100-foot tree every year.

An acre of trees can remove about 26,000 pounds of dust and gases every year from the surrounding environment.