Bursera microphylla - Wikipedia
Bursera microphylla, known by the common name elephant tree in English or 'torote' in Spanish, is a tree in the genus Bursera. It grows into a distinctive sculptural form, with a thickened, water-storing or caudiciform trunk. It is found in the southwestern United States and …
Elephant Tree - Calscape
Elephant Tree (Bursera microphylla) is a small tree in the Burseraceae (Torchwood) family. This tree is native to the southwestern United States (Southern California and Arizona) and to Northern Mexico (states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora and Zacatecas), exclusively in desert regions.
How to Grow and Care for an Elephant Tree - World of Succulents
Operculicarya decaryi, commonly known as Elephant Tree, originates from Madagascar and, like most plants from this island, has many unique and exotic characteristics. This plant is a "natural" bonsai.
Elephant Tree - DesertUSA
The elephant tree is the rare, northernmost species of small, aromatic, tropical family which is extremely susceptible to cold. Their short, very stout, tapered trunks and branches are reminiscent of an elephant's legs and trunks, hence their name.
Bursera microphylla, Elephant Tree - Southwest Desert Flora
Family: Burseraceae, Elephant Tree or Torchwood Family Synonyms: (Elaphrium microphylla) Status: Native Duration: Perennial Size: Up to 20 feet, truck diameter of 1 foot or more. Growth Form: Small tree or large shrub; trunk and branches are "fat" and swollen-looking; branches streaked red or reddish-brown; older bark fades to white; short with ...
Plant Species of the Borrego Desert: Burseraceae: Bursera …
The Elephant Tree Area in Alma Canyon and Alma Wash, about ten miles southwest of Ocotillo Wells, has the largest population of almost 2,000 trees (Lindsay 2001, p. 154.) These trees grow in the alluvial fan down to just 400 feet elevation, but …
Elephant Tree – How To Plant And Care Guide - GreenPacks
The elephant tree is a species of tree that is native to the Sonoran Desert in North America. The tree is found in arid, rocky hills and low-lying mountains in the desert, from sea level to 760 meters (2,500 ft).
Bursera microphylla A. Gray - Calflora
Introduction to Elephant Tree: Elephant Tree is a signature plant of the Sonoran Desert yet is uncommon in California... A photo essay from PlantID.net (link added by Bruce Homer-Smith)
Elephant Tree – Bursera microphylla - United Plant Savers
Elephant trees produce small drupes which attract local birds who then go on to disperse the seeds inside. Geographic Region: Bursera microphylla lives primarily in Northern Mexico in the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora, and Zacatecas.
Elephant tree (Bursera microphylla) - Garden.org
Desert pachycaul shrub or tree from the frankincense family with fragrant, pinnate leaves. Capable of growing to several meters tall, but often dwarfed or bonsai'd in habitat. New stem growth is red, fading to gray, with exfoliating papery bark.