Afrocarpus gracilior
East African yellowwood · also African fern tree, African fern-pine, Bastard yellowwood
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This coniferous tree, known as East African yellowwood, features a distinctive upright form with dense, evergreen, needle-like foliage. Native to Afromontane habitats in eastern Africa, it grows relatively fast and is well-suited for urban landscapes like large gardens and public parks due to its resilience and year-round greenery.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,8190.39%35 yr7.5 in
- 5230.39%—4.5 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 7.6 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- East African montane forests
Other Afrocarpus in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
