The Nile river delta dominates this country and the valley along the river has abundant trees such as tamarisk, jacaranda, cypress, sycamore, eucalyptus, mimosa, and acacia. There are also many fruits growing in the delta and these range from oranges and other citrus trees to figs, bananas and mangos.
Date palms flourish everywhere and have become quite an Egyptian symbol.
To add to this variety, many flowers and grasses flourish too. Hot and dry is the way Egypt can mostly be summed up although coastal communities at get a little relief from sea breezes but the heat inland is quite fierce. Temperatures in winter can fall below freezing and the spring, although pleasant suffers from the Khamsin, the scathing wind bringing dust storms in off the desert. Heavy rains fall in coastal areas during winter. Egypt is well know for it's migratory as well as more than 150 species of local birds.