Deer-Resistant Trees for Shade

Shade means no direct sun for most of the day, only the light that filters through leaves or bounces off a wall. Dry shade is the hardest place in the garden to plant, and some of these manage it. Most settle in and then look after themselves.

The breadth is the point: the range leaves room for almost endless combinations in a border. They run from small garden trees to large shade trees, so the scale of the planting is there to choose. Illicium has the most entries, and woodland edges and specimen planting are the commonest uses.