Which tree is best for a hot climate?
Best heat tolerant trees for your landscape maples, oaks, and junipers are lauded for their overall temperature tolerance (in both directions). Some characteristics make trees more heat tolerant than others, such as trees that have good drought tolerance and prefer full sun exposure. The most cold-tolerant trees are the larches (genus larix). These include the tamarack larch (l. North america, mostly canada, which can survive winter temperatures down to at least -65°c (-85°f), and commonly occurs at the arctic tree line at the edge of the tundra.