Fast-growing trees can add character and color to your home's landscape relatively quickly, but those varieties often require full sun to add height so quickly. However, there are plenty of ...

Tall trees can offer shade, privacy, and a wildlife habitat in your yard. Try planting these large trees to create the ideal ...

A sprawling shade tree can transform your yard into a tranquil oasis, offering relief from the heat while boosting the ...

Trees just can't be beat for providing shade in the yard and creating a relaxing and lushly green atmosphere. When you're starting with a bare yard that lacks trees, it can be tempting to ignore the ...

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 ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Friday we wrap up a month of talking about trees by tackling the topic of fast-growing trees. People ask us to recommendations on fast-growing trees all the time. We have a list ...

We usually don’t get respites from summer’s heat until late September, perhaps even October. We got lucky this year, but other summers won’t be so forgiving. So let’s not forget how important good ...

Lots of reasons spur the planting of new trees, including shade, beauty, bird and pollinator benefits, and trees’ ability to produce oxygen while storing carbon to counteract harmful climate change.

Professor Jens-Christian Svenning with a specimen of the species Aspidosperma polyneuron in Argentina. The tree is an example of one of the “slow” species that are declining despite their high ...