While native to Southeast and Northeast New Mexico and South Texas, it is well adapted to our Arizona desert climate. It is a slow growing tree, but its dense canopy makes for good screening above ...

People find their way under the shade of the sparse tree population ... between canopy cover and demographic,” said Ariane Midel a professor and researcher at Arizona State University ...

“With this award of $6 million from the USDA, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management will invest in the health of our urban forests. “Expanding tree canopy to provide much ...

It’s no secret that Arizona gets hot ... minute sessions are hosted by Trees Matter, a local environmental education nonprofit that promotes increased tree canopy in the Valley.

Parts of Tucson are looking pretty in pink, as local ironwood trees ... for a wide range of other desert plants that find shade, protection and welcoming soil beneath its canopy.

But a new tree-planting ... way to improve the tree canopy in their location," Hondula said. "We’re happy to get behind and support what we anticipate to be a really wide range of models and ...