Shade Trees

Big yard trees, the kind you plant once and live with for decades. They're far too large for a raised bed, so they stay out of the Garden Designer and the planting calendar; the zones listed here are winter hardiness. Fruit trees are with the garden plants.

• American Sycamorezones 4-9 · 75-100 ft tall
• Bigtooth Aspenzones 3-6 · 50-70 ft tall
• London Planetreezones 5-8 · 70-100 ft tall
• Quaking Aspenzones 2-6 · 40-50 ft tall

Growing something indoors instead? See the house plant guides.