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A shade tree be a large tree wey ein primary role make e provide shade insyd de surrounding environment secof ein spreading canopy den crown, wer e fi give shelter from sunlight insyd de heat of de summer for people wey dey seek recreational needs insyd urban parks den house yards, den thus, sanso dey protect dem from de sun ein harmful UV rays.

Native across Europe den into Western Asia, de Norway maple shade tree, wer e since cam turn naturalised.

Sam of de most popular shade trees insyd temperate countries be oaks, plane trees, willows, birches, beeches, maples, ashes, lindens, den elms. Insyd subtropical countries like Australia den India, figs be popular choices as shade trees.[1] Insyd tropical countries, trees such as some Erythrina den African tulip tree species be often planted as shade trees.[2]

Specialitys

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Dese trees be commonly grown, den/anaa used, as shade trees secof dema protuberant size:[3][4][5]

Oaks be popular shade trees.
A shade-providing elm tree
De twisting habit of angophoras dey provide good shade.
  • American elm
  • American sycamore
  • Austrian oak
  • Brush box
  • Banyan tree
  • Black walnut
  • Blue Jacaranda
  • Camphor laurel
  • Cape Chestnut
  • Carob tree
  • Chinese elm
  • Coastal Coral Tree
  • European beech
  • Honey locust
  • Golden Ash
  • Golden rain tree
  • Holm oak
  • Hopea odorata
  • Hill's weeping fig
  • Indian horse-chestnut
  • Japanese elm
  • London plane
  • Moreton bay fig
  • Norway maple
  • Oriental plane
  • Palestine oak
  • Pepper tree
  • Port Jackson Fig
  • Red maple
  • Royal poinciana
  • Rough-barked apple
  • Scarlet oak
  • Scholar tree
  • Silver linden
  • Shumard oak
  • Small-leaved fig
  • Southern live oak
  • Swamp Spanish oak
  • Sweet gum
  • Sycamore fig
  • Sycamore maple
  • Sydney red gum
  • Tulipwood
  • White feather honeymyrtle
  • Yellow box

References

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  1. Shade Tree
  2. AgroForestryTree Database - Species information Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today
  3. Winterhill Tree Farm - Shade Trees
  4. ABC - Gardening Australia - Shade Trees
  5. Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees by Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Horticulture, Bonnie Appleton, Extension Specialist, Horticulture, Virginia Tech