Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Central America
Northwestern United States, Canada
Types
tourist tree, turpentine tree, chaca
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Number of Varieties
16
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40000
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Habitat
Riverbanks, Sandy stream banks, Tropical rainforest
Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-155-7
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Twisted/Contorted
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm1,520.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm760.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Crimson, Copper
Brown, Sienna
Leaf Color in Spring
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Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Indeterminate
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Deers, Hummingbirds
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Allergy
allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Vomiting
Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
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Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
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Edible Uses
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✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Headache
Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves
Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood
Other Uses
Application in Furniture, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics
Dugout canoes, Making deodorants, Medicinal oil, Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an insecticide, Used to make baskets
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
BURSERA simaruba
THUJA plicata
Common Name
Gumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Turpentine Tree
Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar
In Hindi
Bursera simaruba
Pacific redcedar
In German
Bursera simaruba
Riesen-Lebensbaum
In French
Bursera simaruba
Thuja plicata
In Spanish
Bursera simaruba
Thuja plicata
In Greek
Bursera simaruba
Thuja plicata
In Portuguese
Bursera simaruba
Thuja plicata
In Polish
Bursera simaruba
Żywotnik olbrzymi
In Latin
Bursera simaruba
Thuja plicata
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Pinophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Pinopsida
Order
Sapindales
Pinales
Family
Burseraceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Bursera
Thuja
Clade
Eudicots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
1015
1
27800
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