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 ...

Fast-growing trees can add character and color to your home's landscape relatively quickly, but those varieties often require full sun to add height so quickly. However, there are plenty of ...

Trees play a central role in life on Earth. They store CO₂, provide habitats for animals, fungi, and insects, stabilize soils ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Want to add some shade to your garden, backyard patio, or deck? Fast-growing shade trees are the answer.

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, ...

When choosing a large shade tree, one must always deal with a conundrum - there is an inverse relationship between quality of tree and rate of growth. Trees that grow fast and produce quick shade tend ...

A city agency is replacing palms with oaks along key downtown streets. “We didn’t realize how expensive planting trees could ...

Before you head out to the nursery to purchase a tree for your landscape, there are some important things to consider.

DULUTH — It’s been said that the true meaning of life is planting a tree "under whose shade you do not expect to sit," a hint, of course, that you’ll likely be dead before the tree gets that tall. But ...

The city of Sanibel’s Natural Resources Department reported that when people think of Florida, they often think of palm trees ...