The best fast-growing shade trees can grow 50 feet tall or more, and reach maturity in 20 or 30 years. That means they can provide shade, privacy, or a windbreak to your yard more quickly than other ...

Sitting under the wide canopy of a tree can cool you off on a hot summer day and even lower home-energy costs. If your landscape is treeless, the sooner a new tree grows a shady canopy, the better. A ...

Lots of reasons spur the planting of new trees, including shade, beauty, bird and pollinator benefits, and trees’ ability to produce oxygen while storing carbon to counteract harmful climate change.

There's nothing quite like enjoying your morning coffee on your patio in the dappled shade. Sadly, this rarely comes to pass, as most shade trees are prone to dropping twigs, petals, fruits, seeds, ...

Derek Markham is a green living expert who started writing for Treehugger in 2012. This iconic shade tree also happens to be a fast grower, with growth rates of more than two feet per year. While ...

A solar panel installation in your home can bring all sorts of benefits: lower electric bills, a smaller carbon footprint and even raising the value of your home. But what if your house is surrounded ...

If you need more shade to improve your landscape, now is a good time to plant shade trees. The obvious motivation to plant shade trees is to reduce the hot sun that makes summer activities unpleasant ...

We all need shade trees but sometimes have limited available space. In South Florida’s hot, humid climate, shade is one of the most important assets of any given property or environment. My own garden ...