Many of these species have evolved over thousands ... come from the legume or pea family (Fabaceae). These trees are native to South Africa and are frequently used as landscaping trees.

Botanist Andrea Bianchi and local plant experts Aloyce Mwakisoma and his brother Ruben were exploring two tiny village forest ...

Seeds from 19 species of African trees have been added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. The trees were selected by the World Agroforestry Center for their value to communities across ...

Trees on farms in Sub-Saharan Africa are typically more widespread and important than ... The prevalence of trees on farms varies by tree type. Fruit trees are especially widespread in Tanzania ...

Simply planting monocultures (one species) of fast-growing trees won't restore biodiversity ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news ...

To find out which trees should inhabit the future forest the local natural vegetation and soil conditions were thoroughly examined. For the moment, three native tree species have been chosen for ...