Trees, Shade

We define "Shade Tree" as one that is deciduous (its leaves fall every year)and has inconspicuous flowers. In a different section we have what we call "Flowering Trees" which include deciduous trees that have very attractive ornamental flowers such as the Dogwood or Ornamental Cherry tree. Shade trees have flowers but we don't notice them and we don't have the tree in our yard because it has flowers. We have the tree in the yard because it is beautiful without having fancy flowers and in many cases we want to take advantage of the shade it produces.

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Alder Tree
Ash
Beech
Birch
Blackgum
Buckeye
Chestnut
Elm (Ulmus sp.)
Ginkgo
Hawthorn
Hickory
Larch
Linden
Maple
Maple, Japanese
Oak
Osage Orange
Poplar
Sassafrass
Sweetgum
Sycamore
Walnut
Willow
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