Bursera simaruba SEEDS

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Bursera simaruba seeds grow into the most widely distributed of all elephant trees — the gumbo-limbo, a large, fast-growing deciduous tree with a natural range extending from Mexic o south through Central America to northern South America and across the Caribbean islands, making it by far the geographically broadest Bursera. This impressive tree develops a massive trunk with brilliantly coloured peeling bark — bright copper-red to greenish-red — that exfoliates continuously in papery sheets to reveal fresh, smooth, vivid underlayers. The effect is one of the most ornamentally spectacular barks of any tree in the Americas.Bursera simaruba is fast-growing for a Bursera, drought-tolerant once established, and widely planted as an ornamental throughout the Caribbean and tropical Americas. It adapts well to cultivation in any frost-free climate with full sun and reasonable drainage. Brilliant copper-red to greenish-red peeling bark — the most spectacular bark in the genus Fast-growing for a Bursera; large tree reaching 15–20 m in habitat Mexico to northern South America and Caribbean — widest range in the genus Seasonally dry tropical biome; drought-tolerant once established Full sun, reasonable drainage; one of the most adaptable Bursera Bursera simaruba is the flagship species of the genus — fast-growing, brilliantly colourful and with a range spanning two continents and the Caribbean. Seeds produce the most accessible and visually dramatic of all elephant trees for warm-climate gardens. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds. Show more