Wildfires can burn and spread differently depending on what vegetation they burn. The two fires in northern Arizona have ...

Recently, the Phoenix City Council unanimously approved a plan to increase shade across the city. “Shade Phoenix” calls for 27,000 new trees and 550 new shade structures over the next five years.

The southeast lost a lot of shade last year. It seems like adding insult to injury, when, after the massive recovery from bad storms is finally completed, we are left with relentless, scorching ...

Now is a good time to plant shade trees. The recommended varieties for the San Antonio area include live oak, Texas red oak, cedar elm, Mexican sycamore, Montezuma cypress, Mexican white oak ...

Utility Salt River Project (SRP) is bringing back its free shade trees program for customers in 2025.

Map: Phoenix will plant 27,000 shade trees. These areas need them most A city survey showed 90% of residents say there is not enough shade in Phoenix, which translates to higher temperatures.

The Phoenix City Council unanimously passed a Shade Phoenix Plan that will bring thousands of trees and hundreds of shade structures to the city in the next five years.

50 years ago, Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners wanted fast growing shade trees. Now we look for quality and plants adapted to climate and soils.

They wanted to know how many years it would be until their trees would be providing shade, and those were trees that could provide cooling shade the fastest.

A smaller tree is needed to shade a patio than a tree planted to shade a house, for instance. Do you want an evergreen tree or one that drops its leaves in winter?

Davis has a number of recommendations for native trees: Eastern redbud: These small, graceful trees are beautiful in bloom and can take full sun to part shade.