Making your home more energy efficient by planting trees

Need help selecting a tree?

Consider the following shade providing species:

Species Common Name Canopy Size

Species Common Name

Canopy Size

Ash, Green

Large

Hornbeam, European

Medium

Beech, American

Large

Katsura Tree

Medium

Maple, Sugar

Large

Maple, Red

Medium

Oak, Chestnut

Large

Maple, Southern Sugar

Medium

Oak, Laurel

Large

Pistache, Chinese

Medium

Oak, Nuttal

Large

Yellowwood, American

Medium

Oak, Overcup

Large

Chinquapin, Allegheny

Medium

Oak, Sawtooth

Larg e

Cherry, Yoshino

Small

Oak, Scarlet

Large

Cherry, Kwanzan

Small

Oak, Shumard

Large

Crabapple, Japanese

Small

Oak, White

Large

Dogwood, Floweri ng

Small

Oak, Willow

Large

Golden Rain Tree

Small

Pagodatree, Japanese

Large

Hawthorn , Washington

Small

Planetree, London

Large

Crape Myrtle

Small

Blackgum (Tupelo)

Medium

Maple, Trident

Small

Cherrylaurel, Carolina

Medium

Redbud, Eastern

Small

Elm, Chinese

Medium

Smoketree

Very Small

Hornbeam, American

Medium

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