Credit: Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS photography
In the UF/IFAS study, 1,052 surveyed Florida homeowners said they’d like the trees on their land to provide shade and to be healthy, but they’d prefer an increase of $1,600 in their home’s value.
Given a range of paying between $1 and $10 more per month in city utility taxes, survey respondents said they want trees in their cities, but they’re only willing to pay up to $7 more per month, said Jose Soto, a post-doctoral researcher in the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation.