Frankincense Bonsai

Another common name for boswellia sacra is olibanum tree.
Frankincense bonsai. To collect frankincense harvesters make incisions into the trunks and scrape out the oozing sap which hardens into frankincense resin. The trees look gnarled and knotty like a desert. It has a thick trunk and roots what few i can see for such a sparse squat shrub. The plant is native to much of india and the punjab region that extends into pakistan.
The cultivation of boswellia sacred trees of frankincense is a guide to growing cultivating exhibiting and extracting the resin of these wondrous plants in an urban agriculture and for personal and commercial use. I ve grown my frankincense for a few years now in a square container just shy of 1 cubic foot. Most frankincense comes from about five species of boswellia trees found in north africa and india but also in oman yemen and western africa. New leaves begin lime green deepening to an oak leaf green as they reach full size.
Most frankincense comes from about five species of boswellia trees found in north africa and india but also in oman yemen and western africa. The trees look gnarled and knotty like a desert bonsai. Boswellia sacra seeds frankincense tree seeds olibanum tree seeds 2019 collection boswellia sacra also known as frankincense is a tree species of the family burseraceae. Where the stems pause the foliage appears tufted.