Sarah Cooper, right, tosses a tub of shumard oak tree seedlings onto a trailer on Monday, March 17, 2025 at George O. White ...

If your yard could use more shade and needs it pronto, here are some of the best fast-growing shade trees to plant in the ...

It is a slow growing tree but worth the wait. The Shumard Oak and Nuttall Oak are fast growers. The Shumard Oak is the fastest of all the oaks, adding 3 to 4 feet a year to its height and breadth.

In celebration of Earth Day, the Friends of the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge will be giving away trees free of charge for as long as they last on Saturday, April 26. There will be several Oak ...