Christine Wangari is growing a greener Kenya. Her work in Nairobi continues the legacy of Wangari Maathai and inspires the ...

Nothing lifts a garden’s mood quite like the burst of bright yellow blooms—even when the skies are gray. Yellow flowering ...

Christine Wangari’s seedlings left Nakuru for Nairobi’s dusty lots. Today, her acacias, crotons, neem, and others help define what is today, the green city under the sun. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY ...

African wildlife expert Rob the Ranger observes a lion pride resting in the shade of acacia trees in Maasai Mara.

In this episode on TEKNIQ, we encroach into bamboo forests, where we have hardworking men harvesting Acacia tree trunks and transporting them out using a Vintage Trucks rarely seen worldwide ...

At the start of the dry season, around October, villagers across the region – from Sudan and Senegal to Ethiopia and Chad – tap the acacia trees, removing strips of bark to expose the inside ...

To bring a touch of tropical Africa or Australia inside your home, consider acacia trees, whose small leaves and mature bark lend perfectly to the open-umbrella bonsai style, known as "Pierneef." Not ...

The name Acacia itself refers to a genus of plant that includes many different types of plants, such as trees and shrubs ... whether it be in bark, paste, or other forms. They include: While ...

better known as an Acacia, a Lead-tree or a Great Lead-tree. When the bark ruptures on this kind of tree, the pressure inside the tree’s vessels forces its abundant supply of sap to run through ...

Sap is extracted from acacia trees by cutting incisions in their bark that allow the liquid to seep out. After that, the sap turns into gum. Its distinct qualities and water solubility make it ...

Once he eyes an earleaf acacia, the former forester kills the tree by stripping the trunk's base to expose the tissues that transport nutrients. But University of Florida and U.S. Department of ...

Sweet Acacia (Vachellia farnesiana ... tree with large “thorns” produced on a green trunk. Royal poinciana (Delonix regia): A tropical tree that produces red flowers and is a common ...