Look for opportunities to plant trees where you can make a difference in your comfort and money spent cooling your home.

Trees can provide shade in your garden for decades, but if you can't wait that long, here are five fast-growing shade trees. 1. Weeping Willow Trees Weeping willows grow by up to four feet per year ...

Unlike some others on this list, serviceberry does well in full shade. They grow up to 20 feet and bloom white blossoms in spring. Their flowers are gorgeous, but they only last a short while.

Tulip trees are named for their cup-shaped blooms with lime green and orange coloring. These large trees grow rapidly in the right conditions, up to 2 to 3 feet each year.

Fast-growing trees help fill your landscape and add shade quickly. This Japanese maple tree variety is particularly gorgeous ...

Native fruit trees are low-maintenance, have a higher chance of survival, and offer shelter and food for local wildlife.

L.A. is partnering with colleges and nonprofits to launch ShadeLA, an initiative focused on tree planting, canopy design and ...

I need help pruning three shade trees that I planted last year that are now about 12 to 15 feet tall. They had bare trunks up to 4 feet when I planted them. Is it time to prune up to 6 feet now? A few ...

Linked together as a polymer, lignin is very strong. That’s a critical consideration in how high plants can grow above the ground. Without something to strengthen its cell walls, a tree without lignin ...

The next one will be on Saturday, January 18 at Graham Park near 61st and Lewis from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Up With Trees arborists will take you step-by-step through the planting process.

Tulip trees are named for their cup-shaped blooms with lime green and orange coloring. These large trees grow rapidly in the right conditions, up to 2 to 3 feet each year.