1.   A huge oak tree provided a refuge from the storm.

2.   ...exotic trees provide welcome shade.

3.   The tree provided plenty of shade.

4.   Along with providing cover for fish, the trees also provide habitat for aquatic insects, essential food sources during the early stage of most fish species.

5.   Broad-leafed banana trees provide a shady respite from the sultry afternoon, allowing red impatiens to form a small meadow as thick as carpet.

6.   In one office a dead ficus tree provides ghostly testimony to its former occupancy.

7.   In summer, trees provide partial shade from hot afternoon sun.

8.   In the countryside, trees provide cooling shade, and water evaporating from leaves cool the air.

9.   Nicholas Lemann, an author who lives next door to the Campisanos, said the lost trees provided privacy and the feeling of living in a forest.

10.   On any given day, the billowy trees provide shelter for weary lobbyists, legislators and visitors on break from their duties in the Legislature.