If you want to bring a little shade to your backyard for summers, one of North America's fastest-growing trees is the perfect option.

The location of trees in landscapes to provide shade for homes, buildings, patios, terraces, etc. is important in reducing energy cost and making spaces more useful during hot times.

With the Treasure Coast, Okeechobee and Palm Beach counties under a heat advisory, finding shade under trees may be a great way to escape the high temperatures.

How Trees Naturally Cool the Air Around Your Home Trees do more than cast shade. Through a process called evapotranspiration, they actually reduce the surrounding air temperature.

Arts & Entertainment Try this evergreen shade tree instead of the overused live oak The Mexican White Oak is the sleeper alternative for our clay soils.

SRP's Shade Tree program is back for the summer, offering customers two free trees for completing an online course.

Looking for fast-growing trees that can tolerate shady conditions? Consider these species that thrive in partial or even full shade.

Besides buffering cocoa plants, shade trees also enhance soil fertility due to leaf shedding and pruning residues. These enrich the soil in organic matter and recycle nutrients and reduce soil ...