New research has found that Swahili societies in Zanzibar landscaped baobab trees into their settlements 1,000 years ago, and continue caring for the trees today.

Rather than conventional farming, Remabhai employs grow bags and a specially prepared growing medium of coconut husk, cow ...

It's not just Disney boarding the live-action remake trend these days. Universal Pictures has just unveiled How to Train Your Dragon in UK cinemas — a live-action retelling of the film that first ...

Fallen dragon’s blood trees lie scattered across the ground, stark evidence of the environmental pressures threatening Socotra’s endemic flora. Experts warn that without conservation efforts ...

Outside of hard-to-reach cliffs, the only place young dragon’s blood trees can survive is within protected nurseries. Goats roam amidst dragon's blood trees on the Yemeni island of Socotra.

Invasive goats endanger young trees But storms aren’t the only threat. Unlike pine or oak trees, which grow 60 to 90 centimeters (25 to 35 inches) per year, dragon’s blood trees creep along at ...

The Dragon Blood Tree, native to the remote Socotra Island in Yemen, is one of the rarest and most unique trees on Earth. With its striking umbrella-shaped canopy and deep red sap known as "dragon ...

This tree does well in most light conditions because of its resilient biology. In the wild, they grow in both cold and hot temperatures, and even inside rocky gorges. In addition to tolerating your ...

Madagascar dragon tree This beautiful plant, with its striking spiked leaves, doesn't just look great - it's also ideal for darker rooms too.

Another very popular and attractive dracaena is called Madagascar dragon tree, or red-edged dracaena (Dracaena marginata). This species has shorter and much narrower leaves than corn plant dracaena.