Afrocarpus gracilior

A dense, graceful tall evergreen tree with dark gray bark and pendulous branches that are heavily clothed in 2-3 inch long, narrow mid green leaves. In habitat it can reach as tall as 30 mts. It produces at branch ends a yellow fleshy cone that ages to purplish-blue. Plant in sun or part shade. This is a good shade tree and it is also useful as a large screening plant. One of the few conifers native to Africa, it comes from equatorial eastern Africa ranging from Ethiopia south into Uganda and Kenya where it grows in dry forests between 4,000 and 9,000 feet. Water well while getting it established, otheriwse hardy. Avoid extremely frosty cold sites.