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Want to live longer? Consider planting a tree.

The more trees planted in a neighborhood, the longer people live, according to a recent study led by U.S. Forest Service researchers out of Portland, Ore.

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February 12, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. EST
The South Waterfront in downtown Portland, Ore. (Leah Nash for The Washington Post)
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Put down the apple. It’s the tree that may help keep the doctor away.

In urban areas, trees shade sidewalks, suck up air pollution, soften traffic noise — and are just plain nice to look at. And by taking climate-warming carbon out of the atmosphere, trees are good for the planet, too.