This articles is about Landscaping trees in Kenya and East Africa. This region is similar but also diverse. The diversity mainly results from altitude and rainfall patterns. However, as far as day length is concerned, East Africa contries have similarities. Landscaping trees refer to all types of trees that are used in beautification.

Asepsis Linited grows and supplies many types of landscaping trees in Kenya. These range from tall indigenous trees, palms, exotic trees, medicinal trees, agro forestry trees, fruit trees and many others. Browse through our list of trees here.

In general, all types of trees can be used for landscaping. Trees are classified into many forms. These classification include the following among others;

• Indigenous trees
• Exotic trees
• Medicinal trees
• Hardwood trees
• Soft wood trees

Trees can be distiguished from shrubs based on size and growing habit. Trees attain a mature height of at least 13 feet high while shrubs grow shorter than this. At a height of 4.5 feet above the ground, trees have a truck diameter of 3 inches. as far as growth habit is concerned, shrubs have many woody stems growing from the base of the plant. Trees have one erect trucnk. The similarity between trees and shrubs are that both have woody stems and branches. Photosynthesis therefore occurs through the leaves.

Differences between trees and shrubs

• Trees grow more than 20 feet, at 4.5 feet above the ground the trunk diameter is at least 2 inches. Shrubs grow shorter than this.
• Generally, trees have one erect trucnk from which branches grow. Shrubs on the other hand have multiple branches coming from the base of the plant.

Like many biological phenomena, there are overlaps. There are trees that look like shrubs and there are shrubs that grow like trees. Because of this, we have tree shrubs. Tree shrubs are pants that cannot be distinctively defined as trees or shrubs,

Differences between shrubs and ground covers

From the above definitions of trees and ground covers, it follows that the ground covers are snaller than shrubs. A shrub grows from a height of one and a half feet. Any plant smaller than one and a half feet can be considered as a ground cover. Read more about the difference between trees and shrubs.

Landscaping trees in Kenya includes many indigenous and exotic species. The use of these trees affords a landcape designer with a lot of options and possbilities. Some people prefer tall shade trees, others prefer colorful trees. The possbilities for use of trees in landscaping is endless.