Dracaena cinnabari

Have you ever heard of a dragon blood tree? 🐉 🩸 🌳 This is the Dracaena cinnabari and might be the coolest looking tree I’ve ever seen on this planet. Only located on the small island of Socotra these trees got the nickname dragon blood because of its blood like colour sap. These trees grow extremely slow taking 100’s of years to get to what we see in the photos. last photo is an 18 year old tree and it’s only a little shrub. 😅 Anyways if you would like to see these magical trees you need…

The Socotra archipelago sits off the coast of Yemen in the Arabian Sea. It’s an isolated realm with harsh winds and towering limestone plateaus. Yet one living icon truly commands attention here: the Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabar). With stout trunks and umbrella-like crowns, these ancient monocots look otherworldly. Explore more on Dragon Blood Trees…

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When you cut into a tree you don’t expect it to bleed, now do you? Well here’s a tree that will certainly alarm you! The Dracaena Cinnabari tree is a fascinating plant that is remarkable due to it’s “bleeding” ability, but it also has many other compelling attributes that should be understood and appreciated. Let…

The Dragon Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) on the island of Socotra is a famous and visually striking species that's closely related to the more well-known Dracaena draco. It's known for its umbrella-like canopy of thick, red resin that gives it a distinctive appearance. This resin was historically used for its medicinal and cosmetic properties, and it's sometimes referred to as "dragon's blood."

Have you ever heard of a dragon blood tree? 🐉 🩸 🌳 This is the Dracaena cinnabari and might be the coolest looking tree I’ve ever seen on this planet. Only located on the small island of Socotra these trees got the nickname dragon blood because of its blood like colour sap. These trees grow extremely slow taking 100’s of years to get to what we see in the photos. last photo is an 18 year old tree and it’s only a little shrub. 😅 Anyways if you would like to see these magical trees you need…

The resin from Dragon Blood Trees has many practical and medicinal uses, while the tree's origin is seeped in mythology.

Dragon Tree – Conflict Genus: Dracaena – Family: Asparagaceae The spirit of the dragon tree is here to help us face the conflicting and chaotic forces that are at play in our life. It a…