Bursera simaruba (Gumbo-Limbo)

Bursera simaruba, Gumbo-Limbo, West Indian Birch, Tourist Tree

Botanical name: Bursera simaruba

Common names: Gumbo-Limbo, West Indian Birch, Tourist Tree

Family: Burseraceae

Origin: Central America, West Indies

USDA Plant Hardiness MapLarge tree taller than 20 ftSemi-shadeFull sunModerate waterDeciduous plantSeaside, salt tolerant plant

Very fast growing, tolerant of salt and calcareous soils, the Bursera simaruba, with its attractive shiny red exfoliating bark, makes a beautiful specimen tree in a mild coastal location. Massive trunk with attractive reddish peeling bark, showing a gray underbark.


Similar plants: Bursera simaruba (Gumbo-Limbo)




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