Burseraceae
Bursera ovalifolia
Bursera ovalifolia
Also known as Elaphrium ovalifolium, Terebinthus ovalifolia, Bursera longicuspis
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Bursera · Copal · Tropical Tree · Aromatic · Resinous · Central America · Mexico · Ornamental Tree · Specialist Plant · Rare
Bursera ovalifolia is a resinous tropical tree from Central America and Mexico, related to the copal and frankincense family, valued for its aromatic bark and ornamental form. It prefers warm, frost-free conditions with bright filtered light and moderate, consistent watering. This species is best suited to tropical or subtropical gardens and is rarely found outside specialist nurseries.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is evenly moist, then allow the top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- 55°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 9a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 16.7 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Green
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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