Data sheet

Bursera simaruba

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	deciduous, single stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	18	28	8	36	Soil texture	light, wide	heavy, medium, light, wide
Rainfall (annual)	600	2000	400	3000	Soil fertility	high	low
Latitude	5	5	30	30	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1800	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	high (>10 dS/m))
Soil PH	5	6.5	4.5	7	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-1	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.	wind
Introduction risks.