This spring, with the assistance of Ghertner & Company, Tulip Grove Pointe partnered with Cumberland River Compact (CRC) to plant twenty-one trees in homeowners' yards throughout the community. CRC donated the beautiful native trees, which are valued at about $200 each, for a total of $4,200. CRC also delivered the trees and provided volunteers to assist homeowners that requested help planting the trees. Congratulations to Tulip Grove Pointe for a very successful tree planting event.
The trees will benefit the neighborhood in many ways. The new trees are especially important to this neighborhood since it was hit by a devastating tornado in the spring of 2020. In the years to come, the trees will increase property values, filter air, reduce stormwater run-off and flooding, reduce noise pollution, and reduce energy costs. The trees will also provide many health benefits to the homeowners such as improving sleep, reducing stress, and lowering blood pressure. In addition to all these benefits, the native trees will also provide much-needed habitat in support of biodiversity.
All of the donated trees will count towards the Root Nashville campaign, which is a public/private partnership led by Metro Nashville and CRC to plant 500,000 trees in Davidson County by 2050. For all Davidson County homeowners, if you plant a tree on your own, you can log it and it will count towards the goal. Ghertner & Company is a proud partner of the Root Nashville campaign. To learn more about the Root Nashville, go to https://rootnashville.org/.