Plant Growing Guides

Tall, Shade-Casting Plants

Multiple species

Tanekaha

Phyllocladus trichomanoides

Tangelo

Citrus × tangelo

Tangor

Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis

Tangor Daidai

Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis

Tanoak

Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Tanzawa

Acer palmatum 'Tanzawa'

Tasmanian Tree Fern

Dicksonia antarctica

English Yew

Taxus baccata

Teak

Tectona grandis

Techny Blue Spruce

Picea pungens 'Techny'

Teddy Bear Spruce

Picea mariana 'Teddy Bear'

Tequila Orange

Citrus sinensis 'Tequila'

Texas Everbearing Mulberry

Morus rubra var. texana

Texstar Peach

Prunus persica 'Texstar'

Thai Silk

Bombyx mori (silkworm-related plant context refers to mulberry, Morus alba)

Thornless Cockspur

Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis

Thornless Honey Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Thornless Honeylocust Imperial

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Imperial'

Thornless Honeylocust 'Shademaster'

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Shademaster'

Thornless Mesquite Maverick

Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa (thornless cultivar)

Threadleaf Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum var. dissectum

Thuja Green Giant

Thuja × 'Green Giant'

Thunderchild Crabapple

Malus 'Thunderchild'

Tibetan Cherry

Prunus serrula

Tibetan Sweet

Prunus persica var. tibetana

Tidal Wave Cherry

Prunus serrulata 'Tidal Wave'

Little-leaf Linden

Tilia cordata

Bigleaf Linden

Tilia platyphyllos

Tiny Tim White Pine

Pinus strobus 'Tiny Tim'

Tomcot Apricot

Prunus armeniaca 'Tomcot'

Tomcot Apricot

Prunus armeniaca 'Tomcot'

Tom Putt

Malus domestica 'Tom Putt'

Tonda di Giffoni Hazelnut

Corylus avellana 'Tonda di Giffoni'

Tonda Romana Hazelnut

Corylus avellana 'Tonda Romana'

Topaz Apple

Malus domestica 'Topaz'

Toyo Nishiki Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Toyo Nishiki'

Transparent Gage Plum

Prunus domestica 'Transparent Gage'

Tree Legumes

Fabaceae family (various genera)

Tree of Heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Tree of Heaven Pendulifolium

Ailanthus altissima 'Pendulifolium'

Dappled Shade Trees

Various species (e.g., Acer palmatum, Gleditsia triacanthos, Cercis canadensis)

Trembling Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Trifoliate Orange

Poncirus trifoliata

Tropical Fruit Trees

Various species (Mangifera indica, Musa spp., Cocos nucifera, etc.)

Tropical Palms

Arecaceae family (various genera including Cocos, Phoenix, Elaeis, Howea, Chamaedorea)

Tropical Shade Trees

Various species (Albizia, Artocarpus, Ficus, Samanea, etc.)

Tropic Sweet Mango

Mangifera indica 'Tropic Sweet'