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I am not a professional botanist nor an expert in Burseraceae taxonomy. Any help with ID and spelling are always welcome. Photos are for
reference only. To up-date my list I've been using many books, journals,
catalogs and others web-sits. It's been very helpfully, but I have
more work to do.
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Bursera
BU
No. 1= fagaroides (swollen trunks, papery bark, nice for bonsai.
This member of the Burseraceae family was described by
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1883. It is found in the North-Western
part of Mexico, and up to Aizona. Growing in well-drained soil with little water
and lots of sun. The stem can grow to 30 centimetres or more in diameter, and
will reach up to eight meters high. The flowers are crème to greenish in colour,
and the plant can be reproduced both by the small red seeds and by cuttings.) $18.00
BU No. 3= fagaroides (swollen trunks, papery bark, nice for bonsai.
This member of the Burseraceae family was described by
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1883. It is found in the North-Western
part of Mexico, and up to Aizona. Growing in well-drained soil with little water
and lots of sun. The stem can grow to 30 centimetres or more in diameter, and
will reach up to eight meters high. The flowers are crème to greenish in colour,
and the plant can be reproduced both by the small red seeds and by cuttings.) $18.00
BU001= fr. hindsiana (somewhat like the one below, some diffracts) 5 in stock
$13.00 each
BU002= hindsiana (dark thick trunks with cracauly
bark, good for bonsai. This member of the Burseraceae family was given this name
by Townshend Stith Brandegee in 1891. It is found on Baja California, Mexico,
growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stems only
grow to fifteen centimetres and the bush will eventually reach three and a half
meters height. The small flowers are greenish yellow or crème coloured.) 3 in
stock $13.00 each
BU003= microphylla (The Elephant Tree has a succulent trunk. Its fruits and bark
are reddish brown. The pinnate leaves are aromatic with a strong scent of
camphor. It loses its leaves when the temperature becomes too cold, or the
ground too dry. It is one of the least cold sensitive species of this tropical
family. The name "microphylla" comes from the Greek for "tiny leaves". The
elephant tree is protected in Arizona. The small flowers are small, white,
5-petaled, with yellow stamens, they appear in summer. The 0.25 inch long fruits
(6 mm) are 3-sided and contain one seed. Good for bonsai.) 45 in stock $8.00
each
BU003= silviae (This recently described species (2008) is from the southern
Mexican state of Oaxaca, where it occurs along the Pacific coast. This deciduous
tree has non-peeling, green bark. The leaves occur on a rachis that bear 5-7
leaflets, including a terminal leaf that is roughly triangular. The sap has a
lemony scent. These plants are seedlings. Good for bonsai.) 10 in stock $13.00
each
Commifera
CO001= wightii (thick trunks and stems with greyish
peeling bark. Good for bonsai. This member of the Burseraceaefamily was given
this name by Madan Mal Bhandari in 1965. It is mainly found in India and
Pakistan, but should be found all the way from northern Africa to central Asia.
It is growing in a poor and well drained soil with little to some water and some
to lots of sun. The bush can grow to two metres or even four with a stem up to
30 centimetres. The flowers are from red to pink.) 17 in stock $8.00
Mystery Tree
MTBU= mystery (my mystery tree has very dark bark and fat trunks. The leaves
don't have any smell. Found them as little sick seeding at one of the big
wholesale nuseries a few years, they didn't know what they were, so I got to
bring them home.) 5 in stock $8.00 each
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