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;…
Shittim wood
A tree 2-6 m high, with a rounded or flat crown. BARK: greenish-brown, thinly peeling and papery, becoming rough dark brown. Branch lets reddish-brown,…
Gum Arabic, Sudan gum Arabic, gum acacia, three-thorned acacia Ateso K: Ekodokodwo Ateso T: Ekonoit
Gum Arabic is a deciduous shrub growing to 15 m tall and usually branched from the ground. Branches fork repeatedly and in mature trees…
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…
Maple tree, Snake bark maple tree
Maple tree is a deciduous tree with arching branches, and green- and white-streaked bark. Its typically multistemmed, slightly spreading BARK: striking green and creamy…
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…
Bael Tree, Golden Apple, Bengal Quince
A mid-sized & spinous, deciduous, aromatic, armed, gum-bearing tree that grows up to 18 meters tall and bears long thorns. BARK: pale brown or…
Queensland Kauri Pine, Black Kauri, Blue Kauri, Kauri, Black, Blue, Mountain, North Queensland, Mountain Kauri,…
Black kauri is an evergreen coniferous tree. When allowed to grow into a large tree, it can reach heights of 165 feet (50 m)…
Queensland Kauri, Smooth-bark kauri, Kauri pine
Monoecious tree to 50 m tall and 180 cm dbh; trunk straight with little taper, clear for over half its length; crown dense BARK:…
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…
