IMHO a house without trees in the yard sticks out like a sore thumb. Trees and landscaping marry your home to your yard making a attractive place to call home. We live in a city and everyone has trees in their yards. Here in the cold north trees provide shade and break the wind providing valuable savings on both heating and cooling. I remember when we first built our home and the trees were small it was so hot in the summer and the winter winds made huge snow drifts. When you see a home here without trees it is a new home and the owners have not yet landscaped. When your yard is landscaped with trees, shrubs and flowers the birds and butterflies will also make their homes in your yard which in turn gives us and our neighbors lots of enjoyment.
