Here are five of the more unusual trees you might want to spot on your travels. The national tree of Yemen is so called because of the deep red resin in its bark which appears to bleed when cut. Yet ...

Land snails climb trees on Socotra’s arid Zahr Plain to escape ... Its trunk stores water, and it grows in these weird and wonderful shapes to anchor itself into the rocks.

The island chain of Socotra, famed for unique plants and animals ... One of the most iconic of its native species is the blood dragon tree - a striking, umbrella-shaped tree with a thick trunk.

Frank Gardner / BBC Dragon's Blood Tree is known to Socotrans by its Arabic name, Damm Al-Akhwayn – Blood of Two Brothers. Endemic to the remote Haghir Mountains of Socotra, it is named after ...

You'll travel around Socotra in a 4×4 vehicle, complete with camping equipment and supplies. Here's an outline of my itinerary: Day 1: The Dragon Blood Trees of Dixam Plateau Upon arriving ...