Elephant Tree (Bursera odorata)

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) May 19, 2005

Elephant Tree
Bursera odorata

Huntington Gardens, Southern California, just leafing out in spring

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CactusJordi El Cajon, CA Nov 07, 2010

If this one is leafing out in spring then it is B. fagaroides most likely.

Jordi

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Nov 07, 2010

Hm.. it is right next to what they are calling fagaroides I think. I will check in a few weeks

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CactusJordi El Cajon, CA Mar 18, 2011

Hi PB,
please don't forget to check out the plant and its leaf shape, please. If it is really B. odorata it should be fully leafed out STILL. It goes pretty much dormant in summer.

Jordi

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pbayleaf Hamilton, Bermuda Mar 18, 2011

Hi. Well you two guys are having fun. This ID is taking a long time. If I ever get to CA. and Huntington, I hope that the Bursera will have been be sorted out. In the meantime it is all Gumbo - Limbo to me ! Regards.

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Joan Belfield, ND(Zone 4a) Mar 15, 2012

Geoff, did you ever get a chance to check this out?

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CactusJordi El Cajon, CA Mar 19, 2012

Here are photos of the two species in question taken on the same rainy day growing only a few meters apart in my yard.
1) Bursera fagaroides, full of seeds but without leaves almost all winter long.
2) Bursera odorata from southwest Baja, ~20 years old, has never flowered for me, leaved out all winter long, with anti-freeze fabric in rear.
Jordi