The Dragon's Blood Tree


 The Dragon's Blood Tree

Socotra Island, Yemen
The incredible Dracaena Cinnabari, aka 'The Dragon's Blood Tree' is endemic to Socotra and is the only place in the world where it grows in large densities of woodland.
Its umbrella-like mushroom shape is all natural. The tree can live to 600 years of age and attain a height of 10 metres. It's sap is a deep red resin, akin to blood, and has been a prized harvest dating back to the Roman era; with such varied uses as dye, violin varnish, medicine, makeup and even sacred rituals & magic.
This is a rare and endangered species.

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