I’m a deep ethnoecologist, ethnobotanist, and desert explorer. I have learned the knowledge from nature and the people. I would love to share my understanding of the trees with the people. I love trees and nature and spend time with nature to heal my soul. Here are the 75 goodnesses of the trees in the following numerical lines.

- Trees provide shade to animals and human being
- Cooling of air by transpiration, hence conserve energy costs on cooling
- Trees conserve the water, a tree should be considered as a huge water tank
- The fruits we eat come from the trees
- Foods other than fruits like leaves, barks, roots, gums, etc come from the trees
- Trees bring a diverse group of people together and provide a great social opportunity and unity
- Animals’ feed, especially the drylands’ trees with the edible leaves and pods
- Nesting opportunities for birds, act as birds sanctuaries
- Habitat for insects, rodents, birds, and many other animals as a tree is a colony for them
- The trees control and minimize the pressure of the wind storms
- Each country has its national tree
- Mashal, a traditional mouth brush is made from the trees
- Trees protect our skins from the hazardous rays like UV rays
- Trees provide excellent beauty to the Ecosystem
- Trees act as landmarks on the earth, people, as well as the animals, use the trees as their GPS
- Trees provide natural mapping, one can easily map the region with the help of the trees
- Strengthening and conservation of soil; the soil is a precious asset on the planet
- Trees provide a medium to microorganisms to sustain life and enrich the soil and micro-ecosystem
- Trapping and fixing carbon from the air, one of the most important roles in the mitigation of climate change
- Provision of oxygen, which is the most common knowledge we know, sustaining life on the earth
- With the fragrance of flowers, many communities, and people recognize the species of the tree with the fragrance of the flowers
- The fragrance of fruits as an attraction and flavor
- Many beauty and fashion products are made from the trees
- Tissue papers, wallpapers and other roles are made from the trees
- Trees are the subject of fairytales, many fairytales are linked to the trees
- Historical background, many trees have a history
- Some trees are really the living fossils living for 100s of years
- Trees materialize communities to sustain in a specific ecosystem
- Trees are involved in the water cycle and a source of rains and attraction of the clouds
- Protect coasts and provide habitats to marine life like mangroves forests
- Use for furniture, a diverse use for different kinds of home accessories
- Handicrafts made from different parts of the tree, like leaves are used for mats and hand fans
- Tires made from the sap of rubber trees
- Different parts of the trees are used for medicine, like fruits, barks, seeds, flowers, etc
- Some trees plants are used for fiber synthesis, making fabric and other products
- Provides food for the silkworm, great human history with the silk trade
- Some communities worship the trees, providing meditational opportunities
- Some trees are sacred in some religions and have a spiritual connection as their fruits are considered special and unique to other fruits
- The trees provide sports and playing opportunities for the kids, many rural sports are played under a tree
- Some communities do tree climbing challenges which provide pleasures to the communities
- When kid, I found refuge by climbing on a tree to be safe from the furious dog
- Trees provide safety in the wars and conflicts
- The small ships and boats are made from the wood
- Many specialized parts for the beauty of expensive cars are made from the wood, like BMW, etc
- Boomerang, an Aussi indigenous tool for defense and hunting made of the wood
- Woodcutting and other equipment for cutting crops having woods as an important part
- Almost all the agricultural operations tools were made of the wood in the earlier agricultural development
- The old hunting tools were mostly composed of the wood
- Some weapons of war were always made of the wood like arrows etc
- Wood shaving is used for the bedding of the livestock
- Some trees provide special oil like Sandalwood and some others
- The leaves’ extract of the neem is used as insect repellants
- The wood oil extract from the pine tree in Pashtunkhawa of Pakistan and Afghanistan is used for the mange and other skin diseases of the livestock
- Making utensils of the trees’ wood, now the precious heritage conserved in many museums
- Use wood for art and crafting
- Wood is used for the fencing of gardens and livestock barns
- Woods are used for making musical instruments
- Wood is used for making stationery items, the best example is the pencil
- Leisure food items like Chocolates are the products of the tree
- Bottles’ corks are made from the tree
- Some hair dyes are made from the trees
- Waxes are produced from the tree
- Latex Rubber Gloves are coming from the rubber trees
- Sponges, a soft and squishy product like a sponge is made from wood fibers
- Chewing gums come from the wood
- One of the best honey comes from the trees
- Sports equipment like Bats, wickets, etc are made from the wood
- The kid’s toys made from the wood are considered as the best and safe
- Wood pads are used in the traditional treatment of human and animals’ bone fractures
- Trees reduce violence, neighbourhoods that are barren have a greater incidence of violence
- Trees and landscaping help to reduce the level of fear
- Trees mark the season as winter is no leaves season
- Trees also increase the value of a property
- Some traditional festivals are connected with the trees plantation like Nawroz
- Mental health and Ecotherapy, the trees provide calmness

As you already know, I like this list very much, and when time permits I will attach it to my post: ‘ Love Letter to Trees’.
Thank you.
Joanna
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Yes that will be great.
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Now, here are 75 points 😀
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