Patience is a virtue, and many trees require it. "Trees, in general, live on a much longer timeline than we do, with many living for hundreds, and some even thousands of years," says Nancy Gaspari, an ...

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 ...

Evergreens are prized for their year-round greenery and texture, but they can also provide shade for your yard. The evergreen family extends beyond conifers and includes any tree that keeps its green ...

One of the trees that brings me questions every year is one that has some extremely positive and extremely negative points. It's the royal paulownia, also known as the empress tree. The royal ...

Fast-growing trees make natural sound barriers, as well as blocking undesirable views and forming privacy screens Trees are often the most prominent feature in a garden. They celebrate the cycle of ...

We live in impatient times, and when we decide we want a tree in our yard we want it to grow quickly so we can enjoy its shade. There are quite a few local trees that grow fast, as well as some that ...