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 present. It is an aromatic tree, with reddish wood giving off the scent of cedar chests and crushed fruit providing a whiff of the gin they once flavored. Thanks to its tolerance of heat, salt, a wide range of soils and other adverse conditions, the eastern redcedar is put to good use on the farm in windbreaks and in city landscapes for hedges, screens, clumps or even as specimen trees. Hardiness zones 2-9 2. Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa The bur oak is a mighty sight to behold. A coarsely textured crown, wild and wooly acorns and a massive trunk with rough and deeply furrowed bark combine to make one impressive tree. But really, those characteristics helped this oak survive the … Continue reading 10 Drought-Tolerant Trees That Will Throw Shade