The Grove we are Growing.

Replanting the Trees

Frankincense has always been a gift of the wild. Trees that grow slowly. Trees that are tapped by hand. Trees that have been part of a living tradition for thousands of years.

Pressure on the Land and Across Borders

What we are seeing now is not only more demand and more pressure on the land, but also a shift across borders. Outside of Oman, in neighboring regions, there are increasing signs of overharvesting where the balance between tree and harvester is not always maintained.

Within Oman, the tradition, responsibility, and knowledge of healthy harvesting practices are still intact and actively upheld.

At the same time, resin can cross borders and be sold as Omani, even when it is not. This creates confusion in the market and disconnects the product from the place and the practices that sustain it.

Omani Verification and Responsibility

Part of this work is to move toward clear Omani verification, so that you know your resin is truly coming from Oman, where harvesting is overseen and carried out with long term care for the trees.

Regeneration is not only about planting new trees. It is also about protecting the integrity of the source and the traditions that keep these trees alive.

A Decade of Relationship

Over the past decade of traveling to Oman and working directly with suppliers and harvesters in Oman, the relationships have grown into something deeper than sourcing.

There is a shared understanding that if this tradition is going to continue, the trees themselves have to be protected and replanted with intention.

The Greenhouse and the Grove

A greenhouse is being established in southern Oman as a starting point for propagation.

From there, the goal is to plant ten thousand Boswellia sacra trees over the next five years. These trees will be planted in a grove, in the same regions where they have always grown, guided by the people who have lived with them for generations.

Closing the Loop

A portion of what comes through SmokeWalkers goes directly back into these replanting efforts.

This is not a separate project. It is part of the same cycle. Resin to oil. Oil back to tree.

After Khareef 2026

After khareef, the rainy season of 2026, the whole family will travel together to Oman to continue this work on the ground.

The focus will be on water systems, survival rates, and understanding how to support these young trees through their earliest years. This builds on the trip Angus and Atlas made together last October, where the first steps of this vision began to take shape in the field.

A Long Term Commitment

There is no quick version of this.

Frankincense trees take years before they can be tapped. Some will not survive. Some will grow slowly. That is part of the process. The goal is not speed. It is continuity.

Why This Matters

What is being built here is not just a product line. It is a relationship with a place, a tree, and a tradition that deserves to remain intact for the next generation.

SmokeWalkers exists because of these trees. This is how we give something back.