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Twyla

the bao trees are very tall and have no leaves on them as people walk by

Baobab Alley, Morondava

the giant tree has its trunk wrapped around it

Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times.”

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The Dragon Blood tree of Socotra Island

The mysterious and alluring Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) or Suji Socotra is a rare and unusual tree species native to the Socotra archipelago, part of Yemen. The trees that “bleed” red rasin The tree gets its name from the dark red sap it produces within its umbrella-shaped branches. The red resin, which oozes from cracks in the bark, bares eery resemblance to dragon blood. Socotrans inhabitants identify the trees as Damm Al-Akhwayn, which in Arabic translates to “the blood of two brothers.” Farmers carve and intentionally bleed the crimson-colored sap to sell it as medicinal balm and lipstick, and paint, but it’s also been used as a dye to varnish violins. • Learn more at discvr.blog