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Somali Trees

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Haatu   

Post info and pics of Somali trees you can find.

 

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1. I'll start with the Garsa/Garas tree that is prevalent in my home region. Legend holds it that this is the tree Garissa's name came from.

 

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A Garsa woodland in Ishaqbini Conservancy, NEP, near Ijara.

 

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Just another pic from IShaqbini :)

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i bet you didn't know there was another garissa, here in the republic. legends holds that this garissa, got its name, from a girl called garisiya...sida ulaa soco, inaar.

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Haatu   

An odey and his spouse sitting in front of an interesting looking tree in Masalani, Ijara on the banks of River Tana

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Boswellia frereana (known as Maydi, or Yigar in Somalia), one type of tree that produces frankincense (luban, or foox) from the sap found in its bark. Frankincense is only found in northern Somalia, Yemen and Oman. The production and trade of frankincense and myrrh have a long history in the Horn region, and some of you may be familiar with Queen Hatshepsut's voyage to the "Land of Punt" for these prized aromatic resins.

 

 

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