TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bursera simaruba
Gumbo-Limbo, West Indian Birch, Tourist TreeFamily: Burseraceae
Origin: Central America, West Indies
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
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.
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