Gunbo-Limbo (Bursera simaruba)

Bursera Simaruba is a singular, deeply tap rooted native of Trop. America, with spongy, resinous wood and bulky, glabrous limbs covered with iridescent, rusty red skin that peels off in transparent sheets. When not in leaf, it resembles an overgrown herb rather than a tree, but with its buoyant, lustrous, new summer foliage it is suddenly transformed into a classic shade tree.