Steem-Agro Drawing Contest 11: Agriculture Through Art

Hello steemians. Happy new year in advance to everyone around the globe. I'm so glad to participate in this awesome contest organized by @ahsansharif. I really love the contest. I have been able to participate in few and I promise to continue in it.
This contest has helped me in enhancing my drawing skills.
I appreciate this community for expanding my learning horizon through this contest.

Materials

Paper	Cartridge paper
Size	12 X 15 inches
Pencils	Graphite & Acrylic paint & brush
Eraser	Nataraj vinyl eraser
Camera	Infinix Smart HD 2021
Duration	Approximately 3 hrs
Location	Home

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Finishing

A selfie with the finished work

What Is A Tree

After reading about what a tree is by different authors I came to accept this simple definition.
A tree is commonly known as a large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, a single trunk which grows in girth(the distance measured around an object.) with age and branches.

Economic Importance Of Tree

+. Some forest trees helps to combat malnutrition and disease within vulnerable populations across the globe. Forest food, including fruits and nuts, wild leaves, palms, wild roots and tubers, mushrooms and insects, provide a safety net in lean times.

+. From findings, some trees and plant extracts contain a variety of bioactive compounds that help with everything from managing pain to staunching bleeding, sterilizing wounds, strengthening our immune systems, soothing our nervous systems and so much more.

+. Research has found out that when we’re exposed to nature, even for just a short time, our parasympathetic nervous system gradually takes control, lowering our blood pressure, pulse rate, inflammation, and cortisol levels and elevating our moods. As a result, we can experience increased vigor and decreased depression, anxiety, fatigue, and mental fog.

+. The view of trees can help hospital patients recover faster by reducing diastolic blood pressure and stress. In fact, studies have found that just 3-5 minutes spent looking at nature can help reduce anger, anxiety and pain, inducing relaxation.

+. Trees clean the air. Trees absorb odors and pollutant gases (nitrogen oxides, ammonia, sulfur dioxide and ozone) and filter particulates out of the air by trapping them on their leaves and bark.

+. Trees provide oxygen for humans. A mature trees can provide enough oxygen for 18 people.

+. Trees conserves energy. If three trees are placed strategically around a single-family home it can cut summer air conditioning needs by up to 50 percent. By reducing the energy demand for cooling our houses, we reduce carbon dioxide and other pollution emissions from power plants.

+. Trees save water. Shade from trees slows water evaporation from thirsty lawns. Most newly planted trees need only fifteen gallons of water a week.

+. Some trees help to reduce soil erosion. On hillsides or stream slopes, trees slow runoff and hold soil in place. Especially trees that are big.

+. Some trees provides us food. Aside from fruit for humans, trees provide food for birds and other animals.

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