Not to be confused with List of tree species by shade tolerance.
A group of Laysan albatrosses resting beneath the canopy of a fig, a common shade tree in many parts of the world.
A shade tree is a large tree whose primary role is to provide shade in the surrounding environment due to its spreading canopy and crown, where it may give shelter from sunlight in the heat of the summer for people who seek recreational needs in urban parks and house yards, and thus, also protecting them from the sun's harmful UV rays.
Native across Europe and into Western Asia, the Norway maple shade tree, where it has since become naturalised.
Some of the most popular shade trees in temperate countries are oaks, plane trees, willows, birches, beeches, maples, ashes, lindens, and elms. In subtropical countries like Australia and India, figs are popular choices as shade trees.[1] In tropical countries, trees such as some Erythrina and African tulip tree species are often planted as shade trees.[2]
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