PHOTOS: World's most expensive Tree, Bleeds when cut (Grows in Africa)
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Mar 23, 2020 5:57 AM
Rosewood Tree Is the World's Most Expensive Tree
Popularly known as the bleeding tree, Rosewood tree is a special specie of tree that brings out red sap which is very identical to blood, earning the tree it's nick name"the bleeding tree".
Because of it's unique nature, this special tree is one of the most smuggled item in the world's traffic trade.
It is illegal to cut down or sell rosewood trees in some countries, The west African Country Senegal is one of such which have laid down strict rules protecting this rare species of trees from going into extinction.
Despite these strict rules and regulations protecting the trees, there are strong visible reasons to believe they are been logged and smuggled at an alarming rate.
From the forests of Casamance, through the port of neighbouring Gambia and all the way onto China
The world trafficking market for rosewood Tree is reportedly worth over million of United States dollars.
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