A Dragon tree (Dracaena steudneri) is a sign that you are in an area that used to be forest. When forests were cleared, these trees were often left standing, because their trunks are not very useful and they don't create too much shade.  The many Dragon trees in Nairobi show us that parts of the city were once forest.

Much of Nairobi was once forest.  You can tell by the dragon trees.  Join the tree detectives to learn more about what trees can tell us about Nairobi's history here.

Tigoni, North of Nairobi, is an an area that was once wet forest.  Most of the trees were cut to create farmland.  But in one part of Tigoni the forest is coming back!  Click here to find out more.