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Where can I buy a frankincense tree sapling?

Google and Yahoo are being pretty useless. Does anyone know of any online plant nurseries or possibly a real tore that would carry a frankincense tree sapling? I doubt that Navlet's or the Target Garden Center would carry one.

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1. As they are a tropical tree, it's unlikely you can buy them in a temperate climate area. Also, they don't make good houseplants, which is why you don't see them in greenhouses. Also, they are not propagating in the wild well, since the harvesting of the resins seems to be in competition with flowering and setting fruit. So their numbers are in decline. If you live in a tropical area, I would pursue the issue locally with a grower - they may have more resources about where you can get them. if you don't live in a tropical place, leave the frankincense trees where they will do well.