Drago Centenario de La Gomera

Canarian Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco)

Agalán, La Gomera, Canarian Islands, Spain

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Dragon tree in Agalán, La Gomera

Botanical name: Dracaena draco
Location: Agalán, La Gomera Canarian Islands (Spain)
Coordinates: 28.074715, -17.246555
Circunference: about 4-5 meters
Height: about 10 meters
Age: unknown
Healing Effects: detoxifying, antiseptic, helps with colds, gum infections, cancer therapies, protects against negative energies

Impressions: http://tinyurl.com/pinus-pinea-mazagon

→ The Canarian Dragon Tree only blooms every 15 years!

The Canarian dragon tree blooms about every 15 years with large white bell flowers that turn into orange berries later. It’s leaves are light to dark green and sword-shaped, the stem is silver gray and the tree develops with age it’s characteristic appearance with an overgrown trunk and cantilevered umbrella crown. It is an evergreen, slow growing and long living tree. In former times it was a very valuable plant to produce natural pigments with a particular color, which was mainly used for church paintings and noble color production. This particular shade is known as “dragon’s blood”. It is said that in ancient times the viscous sap of the tree has served as toothpaste and tea from it’s fruits was used against cough.

Further insights into the different aspects of the Dragon Tree:

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

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