If your yard could use more shade and needs it pronto, here are some of the best fast-growing shade trees to plant in the ...

Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) might epitomize natural grace but think twice before planting this fast-growing shade tree in ...

It features leaves that begin pink in spring and fade to green and then white, while branches remain a pretty shade of red ...

blazing sun where big trees once cast blissful shade. It might seem hopeless to plant a small sapling in the place of a big old tree that is gone. But trees grow fast in their first years.