TREE - Xeriscape Today
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Botanical Name: Bursera microphylla Common Name: Elephant Tree
Family: Burseraceae Native Distribution: Arizona, Baja and Sonora, Mexico in warm areas, washes, and rocky slopes Plant Size: Up to 20’ tall shrub or small tree with reddish stems on younger trees and attractive peeling bark on mature trees Flowers: Small inconspicuous flowers followed by a hanging, drupe‐like fruit in June Foliage: Pinnate, deciduous leaves with strong aromatic scent to leaves and stems Site Preferences: Full sun
Landscape Uses: Use as specimen, focal, and in large courtyards near a building in Greater Phoenix. Other Stuff: • Requires protection from cold, wind, etc. • Can be very cold‐ and frost‐sensitive. • Can start in a container. • Suggests shape of the legs and trunk of an
elephant with a stout trunk and crooked, tapering branches.
• Has reddish sap in the innermost bark that can be used as dye and tannin.
• Prefers lower elevations to 2,500 ft.
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