Dragon Tree by Lili Segal

Lili Segal
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"Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands Dragon Tree or Drago is a subtropical Dragon Tree native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, Azores, and locally in western Morocco. The tree is characterised by a single or multiple trunk growing up to 12 m tall (rarely more), with a dense umbrella-shaped canopy of thick leaves. It grows slowly, requiring about ten years to reach 1 m tall. When the bark or leaves are cut, it secretes a reddish resin known as Dragon's blood, used in ancient Roman and mediaeval magic and alchemy, then believed by the users to be the dried blood of dragons." (Wikipedia) *** The photos were taken on April 1st 2008, at the Ramat Hanadiv Memorial Gardens, Israel.

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18 Comments

Anonymous Guest 18 Apr 2008

What a cool tree and so interesting I have never heard of this great capture and fantastic story line

Celeste Smith 11 Apr 2008

WOW!!!!Fantastic photos!!!Very unusual trees...

Renata Cavanaugh 10 Apr 2008

I love these trees. I hope I get to see them one day in real life....I have to use them in one of my paintings...sometime soon

Sigridur Bachmann 10 Apr 2008

Wow.!!Outstanding photos of a outstanding trees,very good compostion.!!!

Pamela Davidson 10 Apr 2008

Absolutely Beautiful, I would love to have a few of those in my yard.. probably wouldn't grow well here. I didn't know about the resin, very cool, since I do so love dragons! :)

KC CHANG 10 Apr 2008

JUST FANTASTIC!

Federica Bentivoglio 10 Apr 2008

beautiful prospective and perspective!!! Great job, lily!!!!!

Minnie Shuler 09 Apr 2008

I learned something new today because of you. Thank you very much. Great photographs. It looks like it may have fruit.

Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 09 Apr 2008

Wow!!!Beautiful amazing looking trees!!!FANTASTIC Artistic captures with Excellent composition,clarity and lighting!!!Great camera work,my Dear Friend!!!:)