East Africa is a premier wildlife destination, well known for its mass migrations of wildebeest and other plains game - and the fierce predators that accompany them. But as iconic are the frees that grow there, among them mangroves, cycads, palms, giant bamboos, marulas, acacias, sausage trees and fever trees.

This book presents 100 of the region’s most visible and Significant trees, arranged according to habitat. Multiple images of each species showing key ID features, such as bark, leaves, flowers and fruit, are teamed with concise descriptions, where to see the trees (including national parks and nature reserves), calendar bars indicating flowering months,and fascinating notes about their uses.