About Gumbo Limbo

Gumbo Limbo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

tourist tree, turpentine tree, chaca

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

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1.5 Habitat

Riverbanks, Sandy stream banks, Tropical rainforest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Twisted/Contorted

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

760.00 cm

Rank: 29 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Crimson, Copper

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Deers, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Headache

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Furniture, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BURSERA simaruba

7.2 Common Name

Gumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Turpentine Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bursera simaruba

7.2.2 In German

Bursera simaruba

7.2.3 In French

Bursera simaruba

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bursera simaruba

7.2.5 In Greek

Bursera simaruba

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bursera simaruba

7.2.7 In Polish

Bursera simaruba

7.2.8 In Latin

Bursera simaruba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Burseraceae

8.6 Genus

Bursera

8.7 Clade

Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Gumbo Limbo

Want to know the properties of Gumbo Limbo? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Gumbo Limbo is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching and Vomiting. Gumbo Limbo Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Aging, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and Headache
Part of plant used: Bark and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Gumbo Limbo Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Gumbo Limbo. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Gumbo Limbo physical information is as follows: 460.00 cm tall and 760.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Compound. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Ivory
Leaf color: Not Available

Care of Gumbo Limbo

Taking Gumbo Limbo Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Gumbo Limbo include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Gumbo Limbo

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Gumbo Limbo is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Gumbo Limbo is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: tourist tree, turpentine tree, chaca. This plant's habitat is Riverbanks, Sandy stream banks and Tropical rainforest and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.