Friends of Live Oaks (FOLO)
Survive floods
Stay green all winter
Live hundreds of years
Increase property value
Provide beautiful privacy
Are native to Virginia Beach
Resist wind and salt water spray
Live Oaks:
Easy to maintain
Provide bountiful shade
Grow in and stabilize sand
Sustain diverse wildlife species
Protect homes during hurricanes
Emit oxygen into the atmosphere
Symbolize our coastal community
Make our neighborhoods beautiful
Named official tree of Virginia Beach
Stop storm-water runoff into the Bay
Are icons of southern culture and history
Absorb carbon dioxide, the green house gas
Virginia Beach has less tree canopy than New York City