Here are 15 fast-growing native trees and shrubs that can capture carbon quickly. The “slowest” of them grow 2 to 3 feet per year, while the fastest can grow over 10 feet per year.

Your Guide To Making SoCal A Little Bit Cooler: How To Plant Trees That Can ... Beautiful pink flowers are a highlight of this fast-growing tree native to the southwestern U.S. which thrives in ...

California native of the week: Vine maple (Acer circinatum) is a stunning deciduous shrub or small tree growing up to 20 feet that “rivals Japanese maple in beauty” according to Carol ...

One great solution is fast-growing native plants, which can grow several feet tall in just a year, ... Related: 9 Fast-Growing Flowering Trees to Fill Your Yard With Beautiful Color.

Here are 11 fast-growing, shade-tolerant trees to consider planting in your yard. Tip Even trees that can tolerate shade require at least some direct sun to grow.

Yes, you can grow redwood and sequoia trees in Southern California. Rick Akers, who lives in Long Beach, has mature specimens that prove the point. “I planted both from seedlings I procured at ...

Veggie Gardening and California Native Plants, a class about growing veggies, fruit trees and native plants side by side taught by Sophie Pennes, founder of Urban Farms LA from 10 a.m. to noon at ...

In Southern California, you can grow mango trees anywhere except where it freezes. I once saw an orchard of mango trees in Granada Hills, so anywhere south, east, or west of there should support ...