Explore trees and palms by scientific name, common name, family, form, description, and practical uses.
Japanese acacia, Australian wattle, Coast wattle, Darwin black wattle, Earleaf acacia, Earpod black wattle, Earpod…
An evergreen tree growing to 25 m (82ft) by 5 m (16ft). BARK: rough hard bark grayish green in color and it is vertically…
Grey-haired acacia, Red-thorn
A shrub or tree to 15 m, somewhat flattened or irregular crown. Trunk can attain 20 30 cm in diameter. BARK: rough, grey-brown, grooved;…
Sulphur bark,Naivasha thorn tree, Fever tree
A large tree, 15-25 m tall, with a crown that is somewhat spreading, branching fairly up the trunk. BARK : smooth, slightly flaking, yellow…
Indian ash, shingle tree
A large tree reaching 60 m. The bole is often buttressed with a long straight trunk. It is an evergreen tree except in areas…
A deciduous tree 6-36 m, with a spreading and flat crown, trunk often twisted, any buttresses short and blunt. BARK: grey-black, rough and scaling…
A semi-deciduous forest tree 15-30 m, the cylindrical bole spreading to a somewhat flattened crown. BARK: smooth, grey, with distinct shallow ridges on the…
Peacock flower, Smooth-bark flat crown
A large deciduous tree, branches ascending to a flat top, about 15 m high, trunk up to 75 cm in diameter. BARK: grey and…
West African albizia
A deciduous tree, usually 20 m (9-30 m) with a spreading crown of layered foliage, the trunk often crooked. BARK: smooth when young, mature…
Candle-nut tree, candleberry, Indian walnut tree
A medium-sized evergreen tree, reaching 20 m tall, with a diameter at breast height of up to 90cm. It has a large, spreading crown,…
Stool wood, Cheesewood, Pattern wood, Alstonia
A deciduous tree to 65 m high, bole deeply fluted at the base like folds of a curtain, but straight above 10 m. The…
Breadfruit, Breadnut
Breadfruit is an evergreen tree with a wide crown. It can grow up to 30 meters tall, though is usually smaller. The straight, cylindrical…
Jackfruit,
A medium-sized tree with thick branches, to 25 m. The bole is short, cylindrical and straight, up to 1 m in diameter in old…
