The Dragon Blood Tree is not just strange, it’s also ancient. Scientists estimate that this species has existed for millions of years, adapting to harsh climates that would kill most other plants.

Foreigners come to their village, they say, to photograph the dragon’s blood trees and the desert rose plants and the mishhahir flowers. Scientists come and turn over rocks, claiming to be ...

It is set in the forest village of Amanha Lundju, a place where the birth of children is celebrated by the planting of a tree. The trees are considered spiritual twins. But for every tree planted ...