I’m a lover of nature, especially trees. I’m always on the lookout for new books about trees and I’ve just discovered two ...

It is, however, another endemic tree, the dragon’s blood, that’s come to symbolize Socotra, its distinctive shape even depicted on Yemen’s 20-rial coin. A relative of the common houseplants ...

Socotra, more than 350km (220 miles) south-east of the Yemen mainland, is a Unesco World Heritage site famed for its striking natural treasures, including the Dragon's Blood Tree.

Socotra is part of Yemen, which is embroiled in a lengthy ... One of the most iconic of its native species is the blood dragon tree - a striking, umbrella-shaped tree with a thick trunk.

A dragon blood tree is one species native to the island ... Commonwealth and Development Office currently warns against ...