Commiphora myrrha seeds grow into the true myrrh tree — the primary botanical source of myrrh, one of humanity's most ancient and celebrated aromatic resins, native to the desert and dry shrubland biome of eastern and south-eastern Ethiopia, north-eastern Kenya, and the south-western and southern Arabian Peninsula. This deciduous caudiciform shrub or small tree exudes an aromatic oleo-gum resin — myrrh — from incisions in the bark, a resin that has been traded, burned in temples and used in medicine and perfumery across the ancient world for five thousand years. The plant develops a swollen, water-storing trunk or stem with peeling, aromatic bark, and is fully deciduous in the dry season. Family Burseraceae.Commiphora myrrha is slow-growing but develops into a boldly architectural specimen with extraordinary historical significance. Full sun, very sharp drainage and minimal watering replicate the extreme aridity of its natural habitat. Source of true myrrh — one of the most ancient and celebrated of all aromatic resins Swollen caudiciform trunk; peeling aromatic bark; exudes oleo-gum resin E. & SE. Ethiopia to NE. Kenya, SW. & S. Arabian Peninsula Fully deciduous in dry season; architectural spiny winter silhouette Full sun, very sharp drainage; minimal watering Growing Commiphora myrrha from seed connects the grower with one of the world's oldest trade goods and one of history's most significant trees — a living link to the ancient incense routes and temple rituals of the Old World civilisations that valued myrrh above almost all other plant products. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
