{"id":2498,"date":"2019-08-09T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T07:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-55\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T09:32:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:32:43","slug":"fast-growing-and-deciduous-trees-that-do-well-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/fast-growing-and-deciduous-trees-that-do-well-in-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"fast growing and deciduous trees that do well in the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We are looking for a tree to plant in our backyard to provide some shade. We live in a location that gets lots of sun. We want something that will grow quickly, develop a canopy that we can walk under, will get approximately 20-30 feet tall, 15-20 feet wide, and not need a lot of water. Evergreen is probably out of the question. Any suggestions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I think that your best bet may be a maple. Three maple species surfaced that meet your criteria of a quick growing, 20-30 feet tall tree with an equal or greater spread, that will do well in the sun.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<i>Acer circinatum<\/i>, the vine maple (the only downside&#8211;this may be a bit shrubby for your landscape)<br \/>\n&#8212;<i>Acer ginnala<\/i>, the Amur maple<br \/>\n&#8212;<i>Acer palmatum<\/i>, the Japanese maple (you\\&#8217;ll need to be choosy in order to find a cultivar that will reach 20-30 feet, but there are some that do. Additionally, <i>A. palmatum<\/i> will tolerate drier soils than <i>A. circinatum<\/i>.)<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\n<i>The Pacific Northwest Gardener\\&#8217;s Book of Lists <\/i>, R. &amp; J. McNeilan, 1997, p. 18, 27, 30.<br \/>\n<i>Tree &amp; Shrub Gardening for Washington and Oregon <\/i>, A. Beck &amp; M. Binetti, 2001, p. 244-249.<br \/>\n<i>Trees &amp; Shrubs for Northwest Gardens <\/i>, J. A. Grant &amp; C. L. Grant, 1990, p. 56-58.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are looking for a tree to plant in our backyard to provide some shade. We live in a location that gets lots of sun. We want something that will grow quickly, develop a canopy that we can walk under, will get approximately 20-30 feet tall, 15-20 feet wide, and not need a lot of water. Evergreen is probably out of the question. Any suggestions? &nbsp; I think that your best bet may be a maple. Three maple species surfaced&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/fast-growing-and-deciduous-trees-that-do-well-in-the-sun\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">fast growing and deciduous trees that do well in the sun<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[436,437],"class_list":["post-2498","pal","type-pal","status-publish","hentry","keyword-acer","keyword-shade-trees"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal\/2498"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pal"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=2498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}