What is the fastest growing tree to provide shade?

What is the fastest growing tree to provide shade?

What is the fastest-growing shade tree? Of the 13 listed here, the one that grows the fastest is the weeping willow — it adds about 10 feet to its height each year, topping out at 40 feet. Next in line are nuttall oaks at 4 feet per year, dawn redwoods at 3. What are the fastest-growing trees for privacy? Hybrid poplar tops the list. It can grow upwards of five feet per year. The leyland cypress, green giant arborvitae, and silver maple are all close seconds because they add about two feet to their height each year.