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The ideal small shade tree is a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum).
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
These are great beneath large shade trees, and these compact types stay less than 15 to 18 feet tall.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
That includes providing ample cooling centers, swimming pools and public parks with shade trees.
—Joan A. Casey, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
Along with shade trees, insulation and a breeze from the river, the builders say indoor temperatures can be kept cool enough for the Paris summers of the future.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Imagine having space to entice new memories and traditions: tailgating in a parking lot under shade trees, for instance, on a sweltering day.
—Ellen Murphy, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Southern California residents can now get rebates not just for tearing out their grass lawns, but also for planting shade trees.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
But in the late 1980s to early 1990s, the composition of those coffee farms had begun to change as farmers eliminated shade trees.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
Enjoy the lush environs amid shade trees in the pecan grove for the daytime Valentine Picnic for Two on Feb. 10-18.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1806, in the meaning defined above
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“Shade tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shade%20tree. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
shade tree
noun
: a tree grown chiefly to make shade
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