{"id":9816,"date":"2014-06-18T22:19:51","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T03:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/?p=9816"},"modified":"2015-11-26T13:47:07","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T18:47:07","slug":"harsh-environment-were-sacred-frankincense-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/?p=9816","title":{"rendered":"Frankincense Trail 2: Harsh Environment of Sacred Frankincense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11262\" src=\"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/woolley-20150219-frank-harsh1-featured.jpg\" alt=\"Harsh environment of Sacred Frankincense\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/>Frankincense trees are special because they do not need much soil or water to grow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9819\" src=\"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/woolley-20150219-frank-harsh3.jpg\" alt=\"Sacred Frankincense trees\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1360\" \/>Frankincense trees can grow in rocks that have a high limestone content. Limestone is excellent at absorbing water so the frankincense trees can have water all year long if there was a good rain (especially after a monsoon).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9820\" src=\"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/woolley-20150219-frank-harsh4.jpg\" alt=\"Sacred Frankincense tree roots\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1360\" \/>Their roots also burrow deep in the rocks to be able to absorb the most water and this holds the frankincense trees firmly on the mountain side.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Dr Cole Woolley PhD, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeedtoSealDr.ColeWoolley\/posts\/342058489327224\" target=\"_blank\">February 19, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9886\" src=\"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/woolley-20150105-camel-eating-frank.jpg\" alt=\"Camel eating leaves of frankincense tree\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" \/>Camels, especially the females love to forage the green leaves, blossoms and seeds of the frankincense tree. The most accessible frankincense trees are shaped by this foraging \u2013 they take on an umbrella appearance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9818\" src=\"http:\/\/www.essentialoilsage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/woolley-20150219-frank-harsh2.jpg\" alt=\"Frankincense tree budding from stump\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1360\" \/>A research study over 3 years showed that the major detriment to the future of Boswellia sacra trees in Oman are the camels. They keep small tree<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">s from growing my foraging new growth close to the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the Oman Agricultural Department they have planted 3 sites with groves of frankincense trees for experimentation, but first they installed perimeter fences to protect the project from camel grazing.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Dr Cole Woolley PhD, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeedtoSealDr.ColeWoolley\/photos\/a.336079626591777.1073741907.315348671998206\/347301722136234\/?type=1\" target=\"_blank\">February 22, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class = \"posts-by-tag-list\"><li class=\"posts-by-tag-item boswellia sacra cole woolley dhofar frankincense trail oman sacred frankincense essential oil shahra\" id=\"posts-by-tag-item-10670\"><a class = \"posts-by-tag-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/?p=10670\">Frankincense Trail 1: The Shahra Tribe in Oman<\/a><\/li><li class=\"posts-by-tag-item cole woolley frankincense trail history sacred frankincense essential oil\" id=\"posts-by-tag-item-9685\"><a class = \"posts-by-tag-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/?p=9685\">Frankincense Trail 4: Traveling the Ancient Routes<\/a><\/li><li class=\"posts-by-tag-item balm of gilead essential oil cole woolley frankincense trail qumran\" id=\"posts-by-tag-item-9588\"><a class = \"posts-by-tag-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/?p=9588\">Ancient Trade Routes - Young Living Israel Cooperative Balm of Gilead Farm<\/a><\/li><li class=\"posts-by-tag-item boswellia frereana cole woolley frankincense essential oil frankincense frereana essential oil frankincense trail\" id=\"posts-by-tag-item-9823\"><a class = \"posts-by-tag-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/?p=9823\">Grading Frankincense (Carteri & Frereana) Gums in Somaliland<\/a><\/li><li class=\"posts-by-tag-item cole woolley frankincense trail sacred frankincense essential oil\" id=\"posts-by-tag-item-9816\"><a class = \"posts-by-tag-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/?p=9816\">Frankincense Trail 2: Harsh Environment of Sacred Frankincense<\/a><\/li><li class=\"posts-by-tag-item cole woolley frankincense resin bag frankincense trail sacred frankincense essential oil\" id=\"posts-by-tag-item-9804\"><a class = \"posts-by-tag-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/essentialoilsage.com\/?p=9804\">Frankincense Trail 3: Gathering Resin of Sacred Frankincense<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frankincense trees are special because they do not need much soil or water to grow. Frankincense trees can grow in rocks that have a high limestone content. Limestone is excellent at absorbing water so the frankincense trees can have water all year long if there was a good rain (especially after a monsoon). 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