Afrocarpus gracilior! The Podocarpus. On the slopes of Mt. Elgon where I photographed this one these trees grow into giants! Huge specimens like this one are pretty rare now, becase of their valuble hardwood the are often the first to be felled. The main reason I love these trees is because the huge amount of life they support. Each tree like this is home to thousands of creatures great and small. Aside from supporting their own ecosystem, I find these to be the most stately and grand of all trees!
