shade trees

[zunayir1]

aoa
i want to plant a shade tree outside my house in the green area...please suggest me with a fast growing shade tree...except alistonia,poplur,bocain or dareik...something other then this....i need to plant two trees...please suggest with the names...

[M Farooq]

Easiest shade tree is Neem but I am not sure if it can survive Islamabad's winters. And you probably need some decorative value as well.

1. Conocarpus is a handsome quick growing tree (but pollen is an issue with some people).

2. Bauhinias (edible flowers buds).

3. Ficus tree can be very beautiful, if properly shaped

[zunayir1]

aoa
thankyou brother...i have pollen alergy so wont go with the first one...fecus is not that beautiful...the second one u named bauhinias...can u send me its picture or paste the link from google soi can see that...there are varieties in it...some are very good on the google..i dont know which one is available here..is it a fast growing tree?...

[zunayir1]

http://www.google.com.pk/imgres?imgurl= ... Aw&dur=327


is this available here??

[M Farooq]

Bauhinia is slightly tricky in the sense that you cannot predict the flower colour until and unless you have seen the flowering tree. A tree sold as "Bauhinia purpurea" can have various shades from pure purple to light pink petaled flowers. I have never such a flower overloaded Bauhinia in Pakistan (as shown in the link you posted).

If I remember correctly (and this is many many years) the roads that go to Faisal masjid have lots of Bauhinia tree on the roads. The leaf looks like a camel's foot.

Another option is Jacaranda tree, which I will say is one of the most beautiful trees in the world. I am not sure how fast it is but it worth to have on as a display.

[zunayir1]

bro jacaranda have purple slowers but they are just for some days in a year so whats the use...jacaranda is not that fast and not that shady even...

[zunayir1]

daraik ...what do we cal it in english?