Trees can provide shade for decades or even centuries in your garden. But maybe you aren't patient enough to wait a decade to enjoy the shade—and that's where fast-growing shade trees come into play.

As winter begins to ebb in a few weeks, people will be thinking about landscape issues again. An unfortunate question I am sometimes asked is similar to this: “I lost my prized shade tree! What can I ...

" Human-driven climate change, deforestation for infrastructure, intensive forestry, logging, and global trade in tree species all play a role. Fast-growing trees are often actively promoted because ...

Need some shade, stat? Consider one of these easy-to-grow trees. Trees can provide shade for decades or even centuries in your garden. But maybe you aren't patient enough to wait a decade to enjoy the ...

Purdue Landscape Report: An unfortunate question I am sometimes asked is similar to this: “I lost my prized shade tree! What can I plant that will grow fast and give me shade?” While there is no ...