Apart from the fact that Frankincense is a living legend – the thing I really like about the tree is the culture that surrounds it.

The smoke from the small pebble size pieces is used in Oman as a welcome to guests and the fragrance will scent clothes for a long time .

Each year, as the Monsoon Season draws to a close in Salalah the Frankincense Harvest can start.

The BBC filmed in Oman last year and travelled up the Frankincense Trail from Oman to Yemen and beyond, mixing fable, history and modernity as seen through Kate Humbles eyes.