Rubber fig and Dragon tree

(Ficus macrophylla, Dracena draco)

Puerto de la Cruz and Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife, Canarian Islands, Spain

The Caravan of the Golden Lifetree crossed the Atlantic Ocean peacefully. The Silent Visits continue in Puerto de la Cruz, Teneriffa with the astonishing Rubber fig (Ficus macrophylla) in the Jardín de aclimation de la Orotava and the old Dragon tree “El Drago Millenario” (Dracena draco) in Icod de los Vinos.

Rubber fig in Puerto de la Cruz

Botanical name: Ficus macrophylla
Location: Puerto de la Cruz, Teneriffa, Canarian Islands, Spain
Coordinates: 28.411013, -16.5354
Circunference: about 30 meters
Height: unknown
Age: unknown

Impressions: http://tinyurl.com/macrophylla-p-cruz-tenerife

→ A Ficus macrophylla has a leading part in the movie “The Tree“!

Further insights into the different aspects of the Ficus macrophylla:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_macrophylla

Dragon tree in Icod de los Vinos

Botanical name: Dracaena draco
Location: Icod de los Viños, Teneriffa, Canarian Islands (Spain)
Coordinates: 28.36699, -16.720955
Circunference: about 17 meters
Height: unknown
Age: about 700 years
Healing Effects: detoxifying, antiseptic, helps with colds, gum infections, cancer therapies, protects against negative energies

Further insights into the different aspects of the Dracaena draco:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_draco