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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-979-2-0009

DRAČINEC OBROVSKÝ (DRACAENA DRACO SUBSP. DRACO) – CHARAKTERISTICKÁ DŘEVINA VENKOVSKÉ KRAJINY OSTROVA TENERIFE / DRAGON TREE (DRACAENA DRACO SUBSP. DRACO) – CHARACTERISTIC TREE OF THE RURAL LANDSCAPE OF TENERIFE ISLAND

Lucie Bauerová ORCID...1
1 Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Lesnická a dřevařská fakulta, Zemědělská 3, 613 00 Brno, Česká republika

Dracaena draco subsp. draco represents the symbol of the Canary Islands. Wild populations are extremely rare, however, the species is widely cultivated here. Within data collection, we focused only on artificially planted individuals, located mostly in home gardens of local residents of the Tenerife Island. The age of this species is not precisely known, and since dragon trees do not create tree rings that correspond to annual increments, age can be estimated either by indirect or direct methods. We focused on a direct method by direct questioning of local residents on the island to determine a methodology of age determination of this species.

Keywords: age, dragon tree, Tenerife

pages: 9-13, online: 2024



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