Shade trees—like oaks and maples—help cool your home and provide a habitat for wildlife. Here are 10 fast-growing trees that add shade to your yard.

Think ahead and plan for your tree’s mature size, and factor in spacing around utility lines, both above and below. Before you dig, call 811 to have local utilities come out and mark the ...

Deciduous trees are excellent shade tree. In the summertime, their full, leafy canopies help block the sun shining on our homes, reducing air-conditioning costs.

Here’s something else you should do before buying a tree: Plan a visit to the Clovis Botanical Garden, 945 N. Clovis Ave. They’re open Wednesday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Winter is a great time to look at the bones of your garden – often they are at their barest. Deciduous trees have exposed their trunks and branches, the lawn may be looking flat and possibly the ...

Here's your guide to planting shade trees and ... This is a drought-tolerant species with an attractive structure with lots of horizontal branching. ... This fast-growing deciduous trees ...

Deciduous trees and shrubs are pruned differently from coniferous evergreen trees and shrubs. The differences are outlined below. Pruning deciduous (shade & fruit) woody plants ...

Tree Country tips: Have a plan, think shade, ... right, inspects the burlap wrap on the rootball of a Austrian Pine, as trees are unloaded by Casey ... is known for its trees. The state leads the ...