Fast Growing Shade Trees Zone 9. Grows up to 36 inches per year. The following trees are hardy for zones 9a and 9b.
A tall skinny evergreen with blue-green foliage thats low-maintenance and tolerant of hot and cold climates. They are fast growing and branch out nicely making them good drought tolerant shade trees. It averages as much as 3 to 5 feet per year.
The following trees are hardy for zones 9a and 9b.
The water birch is hardy in zones 8 and 9 and prefers moist acidic soil. When grown in the open a Northern Red Oak tree can reach up to 90 feet tall and 60 feet wide. One is red maple Acer rubrum. Although most walnut trees grow very slowly this is a fast growing shade tree that tops out at 40 to 60 feet at full maturity in a few short years.
