The 10 Best Shade Trees To Block The Sun And Beautify Your Yard

Name: Ginkgo biloba Growing Conditions: Full sun in medium moisture, well-drained soil Size: Up to 80 feet tall and 40 feet wide Zones: 3–8 Buy It: 2 Ginkgo trees ($155, The Home Depot) Name: Quercus spp. Growing Conditions: Full sun in medium moisture, well-drained soil Size: Up to 80 feet tall and wide (depending on variety) Zones: 3–10 Buy It: Nuttal oak tree ($60, The Home Depot) Name: Carpinus caroliniana Growing Conditions: Part shade to full shade in medium moisture soil Size: Up to 35 feet tall and wide Zones: 3–9 Buy It: American hornbeam tree ($40, Etsy) Name: Gymnocladus dioicus Growing Conditions: Full sun in moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 80 feet tall and 55 feet wide Zones: 3–8 Buy It: Kentucky coffee tree ($45, Etsy) Name: Tilia americana Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium moisture, well-drained soil Size: Up to 80 feet tall and 50 feet wide Zones: 2–8 Buy It: American linden tree ($26, Etsy) Name: Acer spp. Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium to wet, well-drained soil Size: Up to 70 feet tall and 50 feet wide Zones: 3–9 Buy It: Autumn Blaze maple tree ($40, The Home Depot) Name: Liriodendron tulipifera Growing Conditions: Full sun in moist, well-drained soil. Size: Up to 90 feet tall and 50 feet wide Zones: 4–9 Buy It: 2 Tulip poplar trees ($119, The Home Depot) Name: Nyssa sylvatica Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in average, medium to wet soils Size: Up to 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide Zones: 3–9 Name: Zelkova serrata Growing Conditions: Full sun in average, medium wet, well-drained soil Size: Up to 80 feet tall and 80 feet wide Zones: 5–8 Name: Ulmus spp. Growing Conditions: Full sun in medium moisture, well-drained soil Size: Up to 60 feet tall and 40 feet wide Zones: 4–9 Buy It: ‘Princeton’ elm tree ($45, Etsy)