What is the Best kind of Shade tree?

Question

One that lets the wind but not the sun?

hi thank you all. I live in zone 8..^^ and I have two acers to deal with but want to make one area that is about the size of half a tennis court a sit down area.

Answer 1

Hello, these are fast growing trees for shade:
1) Sawtooth Oaks
You'll like the spreading canopy of sawtooth oaks, and you won't have to wait forever to enjoy it. These fast-growing shade trees also offer good fall foliage late in the season.
2) Red Maples
Red maples are best known for their outstanding fall foliage. But they are also fast-growing shade trees, which is why they rank as one of the most prized landscaping specimens.
3) River Birches
These fast-growing trees bear yellow foliage in autumn and also have an attractive bark. River birches can be grown across a wider swath of zones in temperate regions than can paper birches, the latter being less heat-tolerant.
Unusual Shade Trees: White Ash
White ashes make for nice shade trees to cool summertime backyard retreats. Their fall foliage can turn an unusual purplish color (as the photos in this article demonstrate) -- quite a conversation piece!

Couple of good sites:
http://www.acresgroup.com/AcresSite/Maintenance/Top%20Ten/Shades.html
http://www.plant-care.com/1567-best-trees-garden-shade.html

Answer 2

There are Hundreds of trees that are good for shade. What you need to disclose is ,How big of an area do you have? How fast do you want it to grow? Is it in a warmer climate? Or a cold climate? will it have full sun? Partial shade? will it be next to a building?House? Next to a Block wall? By a Septic Tank? Other trees? I might be able to answer you if I knew some of these. Sorry.Bye.

Answer 3

Weeping Willows and Silver Maples aren't really dense enough to be good shade trees.

Sugar Maple or American Beech are good if you live in a northern area. If you're farther south, Red Oak or Black Cherry.

Answer 4

Sugar Maple

Answer 5

Silver Maple.
Weeping willow

Answer 6

Any tree that has big leaves such as cotton wood and horse chestnut, silver and broadleaf maples are good too.

Answer 7

American Elm.
http://www.botanyshop.com/ValleyForge.htm

Answer 8

Russian Olive, it's not only beautiful because of silvery leaves but great shady tree.

Answer 9

Canadian Hemlock.