Location

• In general, screens of trees buffer noise the closer they are placed to the source of the noise and the farther they stand from the hearer. If your neighborhood has become the unwilling host to a new highway off-ramp, building sound barriers close to the road will be more effective than planting them close to your house. This accounts for the increasing establishment of landscaping when solid noise-barrier walls are erected. Trees, correctly planted, can increase noise reduction, not just hide the wall from view.