RARE PLANT RESEARCH
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Many of the following Burseras have never been in cultivation. Most are very limited in stock. Many are rooted cuttings and it is not known if they will develop caudices as Burseras often do when grown from seed. All can be trained as bonsai. Many are in Bursera L. Section Bursera and have peeling bark.
Bursera aloexylon (Shiede) Engl.
"linaloe" BLM 0781, Nr. Milta, Oaxaca. Reddish-gray non-peeling bark. Leaves pinnate, pubescent with crenate margins, seed and bark are extremely aromatic and the resin is used by local artisans. Good bonsai subject. Seedlings.
4"
P, B
$14.50
Bursera arborea (Rose) Riley
BLM 0394 Native to coastal areas in Jalisco, Nayarit and Michoacan and often confused with B. simaruba. Reported to be endangered, but our observations indicate that it is quite abundant. Red peeling bark and pinnate, entire leaves.
4"
P, B
$14.50
Bursera arida (Rose) Standl.
BLM 1318 Native to the Tehuacan-Cuicatlan Valley and surrounding hills. Mature trees have reddish peeling bark and very finely divided leaves.
2"
4"
P, B
P, B
$9.50
$14.50
Bursera ariensis (HBK) McVaugh & Rzed.
Pinnate with simple leaflets and yellow peeling bark make this species attractive. Native to Oaxaca and Guerrero.
4"
P,B
$14.50
Bursera asplenifolia Brandegee
BLM 1289 Nr. Coxcatlan, Oax., pubescent pinnate leaves and reddish-gray bark, copallifera group.
4"
P, B
$14.50
Bursera bicolor (Wild.) Engl.
Section Bullockia. Mature foliage is green with white pubescence on the underside of the blade. Native to higher elevations in the tropical deciduous forest from Jalisco to Oaxaca
2"
4"
B
B
$9.50
$14.50
Bursera biflora (Rose) Standley
BLM 0793 Nr. Totalapan, Oaxaca. Simple, glaborous leaves with crenate margins; smooth reddish bark. a very attractive and fast growing species. Branches grow perpendicular to the trunk making for easily trained bonsai.
4"
P, B
$14.50
Bursera copalifera (Sesse & Moc.) Bullock
Very wide-spread in western Mexico at middle elevations (1000-1500m). Small pinnate leaves with gray bark make this an attractive plant for bonsai.
2"
4"
P,B
P,B
$9.50
$14.50
Bursera cuneata (Schl.) Engl.
Grows at a higher elevation than any other Bursera to over 2000m. Pinnate leaves with gray bark. Can take some frost. Native to oak-tropical deciduous forest transition zone from Jalisco to Oaxaca.
4"
P,B
$14.50
Bursera discolor Rzedowski
Section Bursera. BLM 1338 Native to Oaxaca and Guerrero. The underside of mature leaves have a white glaucus bloom, pinnate leaves and yellow pealing bark.
2"
B
$9.50
Bursera excelsa v. acutidens (Sprahue & Riley) McVaugh & Rzed.
BLM 0174 Barra de Nativad, Jalisco. Seedlings. Pinnate, pubescent leaves, gray trunk.
2"
4"
B
B
$9.50
$14.50
Bursera fagaroides (HBK) Engl.
The most wide-spread Bursera in Mexico, a fast grower that makes an excellent bonsai due to its natural pachycaul habit, tan peeling bark and small pinnate leaves.
See Photograph
2"
4"
B
B
$9.50
$14.50
Bursera galeottiana Engl.
BLM 1272 Nr. Atzingo, Oax. Native primarily to Oaxaca, red peeling bark and linear pinnate leaves.
2"
4"
P, B
P, B
$11.50
$16.50
Bursera glabrifolia (HBK) Engl.
BLM 1306 Sierra San Pedro, Oax. A wide-spread mountain species that inhabits the transition zone between tropical deciduous forest and oaks from Jalisco to Oaxaca. Glaborous, dentate pinnate leaves with gray bark.
4"
P, B
$14.50
Bursera grandifolia (Schlet.) Engl.
Section Bursera. Green trunk with reddish maroon peeling bark. Green trunks often glaucas. Wide spread throughout western Mexico. Fast grower.
4"
B
$14.50
Bursera hindsiana (Benth.) Engl.
Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja, California. Fat seedlings.
2"
4"
P,B
B
$9.50
$14.50
Bursera jorulensis (HBK) Engler
BLM 1329 Nr. Huahuapan, Oax. Related to the copallifera group with pubescent pinnate leaves and gray bark. Appears to be a vigorous grower.
2"
4"
P, B
P, B
$9.50
$14.50
Bursera microphylla A. Gray
Native to Baja and Sonora, small pinnate leaves and yellow to red peeling bark make this one of the most popular Burseras for bonsai.
2"
4"
P, B
P, B
$9.50
$14.50
Bursera mirandae Toledo
Section Bullockia. BLM 1559 Native to Oaxaca and Puebla. Has slightly peeling red bark.
2"
B
$9.50
Bursera palmeri S. Wats.
BLM 0651 In section Bullockia and native to upper canyons that spill out of the western central Mexican plateau, pubescent pinnate leaves. Seedlings.
2"
4"
6"
B
B
B
$9.50
$14.50
$19.50
Bursera sarukhanni Guevara & Rzedowski
Section Bullockia. Native only to the Balsas basin in Michoacan. Pinnate leaves with whitish gray bark. Probably the first time in cultivation.
2"
4"
B
B
$9.50
$14.50
Bursera schlectendalii Engl.
Grows in tropical deciduous forest primarily in western and central Mexico. Only grows to 2m high and is a natural bonsai, red peeling bark and simple leaves.
2"
4"
B
B
$9.50
$14.50
Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg
The most wide-spread of all Burseras. Grows from Mexico to Central America and into South America. Beautiful red peeling bark with glaborous pinnate leaves. Grows both in tropical deciduous and tropical rainforest.
4"
P,B
$14.50
Bursera submoniloformis Engler
Section Bullockia. Native to Guerrero and Oaxaca, finely tomentose pinnate leaves and reddish-gray bark, grown from seed from plants in the Zopilote canyon.
2"
4"
P, B
P, B
$9.50
$14.50
Bursera vejar-vasquesii Miranda
BLM 1340 Tonala Canyon, Oaxaca. Native to Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas, large pinnate leaves and gray bark.
2"
4"
P, B
P, B
$9.50
$14.50
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