Canopy (botany)
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In biology, the canopy is the aboveground portion of a plant cropping or crop, formed by the collection of individual plant crowns. In forest ecology, the canopy is the upper layer or habitat zone, fo
The canopy of a forest in Sabah, Malaysia
Canopy of tropical evergreen forest, Andaman Islands
Canopy layers of primary tropical forest, Thailand
Macrocystis pyrifera – giant kelp – forming the canopy of a kelp forest
Shade tree
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A shade tree is a large tree whose primary role is to provide shade in the surrounding environment due to its spreading canopy and crown, where it may give shelter from sunlight in the heat of the sum
Canopy (botany)
…animals, etc.). The communities that inhabit the canopy layer are thought to be involved in maintaining forest diversity, resilience, and functioning. Shade trees normally have a dense canopy that blocks light from lower growing plants. Early observations of canopies were made from the ground using binoculars or…
A group of Laysan albatrosses resting beneath the canopy of a fig, a common shade tree in many parts of the world.
Native across Europe and into Western Asia, the Norway maple is a popular shade tree, resulting in it becoming naturalised as an introduced species in North America.
Paperbark trees have a large canopy, supplying adequate shade.
Oaks are popular shade trees.