The Socotra dragon's blood tree, Dracaena cinnabari, can live a thousand years. Its bright red resin is said to have medicinal properties. Photograph by Martin Edstrom, National Geographic ...

Toppled dragon's blood trees are strewn on the ground. In 2015, a devastating one-two punch of cyclones – unprecedented in their intensity – tore across the island.

A dragon blood’s tree overlooks a natural infinity pool within Homhil Protected Area on the Yemeni island of Socotra on Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) By Associated Press ...

Unlike pine or oak trees, which grow 60 to 90 centimeters (25 to 35 inches) per year, dragon’s blood trees creep along at just 2 to 3 centimeters (about 1 inch) annually.

Unlike pine or oak trees, which grow 60 to 90 centimeters (25 to 35 inches) per year, dragon’s blood trees creep along at just 2 to 3 centimeters (about 1 inch) annually.

Known for their mushroom-shaped canopies and the blood-red sap that courses through their wood, the trees once stood in great numbers. On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena ...

Environment News: The dragon's blood trees of Socotra, found only on this unique island, are under threat from climate change, invasive goats, and ongoing civil war in Yemen. Discover the efforts ...

Unlike pine or oak trees, which grow 60 to 90 centimeters (25 to 35 inches) per year, dragon’s blood trees creep along at just 2 to 3 centimeters (about 1 inch) annually.