It grows 75 to 100 feet tall and 80 feet wide and is hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zones 5 to 9. It ...

Adding trees that provide shade can ... Aside from being fast-growing, what makes this tree great for yards is the range of conditions it tolerates. It also grows in USDA Zones 4 through 9 ...

Just because a plant grows wild in the swamps of Southeast Texas or the deserts of West Texas, it doesn’t get a blanket ...

Trees ignite ... a range of growing conditions, from somewhat dry soils to standing water. This southern native makes a great shade tree or street tree. Shumard oaks are fast growing and ...

Sweetbay magnolia trees begin to produce 2- to 3-inch lemon-scented white flowers in spring, which can continue to bloom on and off during the summer. Hardy in USDA Zones 5 through 10, the ...

Gingko. These slow-growing trees are terrific shade trees, and can sell for $5,000 to $6,000 each. Black Walnut. The wood of the Black Walnut is valuable for furniture makers, and can sell for as ...

If you like tart cherries—for pies, preserves, pastries, or simply eating straight off the tree—you’ll have plenty with one of these fruit-bearing trees. 5. Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus ...

Most of the trees come from wholesale nurseries, but City Plants has started growing ... on shade trees purchased by utility customers for residential yards or businesses, and an extra $5 rebate ...

Research from American Forests (which focuses on the shade provided by trees) reveals that shade inequity is a pressing social equity issue through the following data: Neighborhoods with mostly people ...