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    10 Drought-Tolerant Trees That Will Throw Shade

    By Arbor Day Foundation | April 26, 2022

    Summers are getting warmer and warmer. One great way to beat the heat is by strategically planting trees that are drought-tolerant and provide great shade. Here are 10 drought-tolerant shade trees that will keep you cool and green up to your landscape. 1. Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana The eastern redcedar tree is a common sight throughout most of the plains states and eastern United States on road cuts, in fence rows and scattered across abandoned fields—especially where limestone soils are…

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  • Tree Planting

    4 Rugged Trees that are Drought-Tolerant

    The changing climate and unpredictable weather patterns have added extra stress to plants and trees. The bouts of heat in between cold spells and long-periods without precipitation has made it hard for trees to…

    By Arbor Day Foundation | March 26, 2020
  • Tree of the Week

    Texas Ebony: The Deciduous Evergreen

    (Pithecellobium flexicaule) Although summer may be dwindling down, the heat of the sun and limited rainfall is not backing off. This year’s current conditions could be a hint to what next summer will be…

    By Sheereen Othman | July 30, 2015