Turpentine Tree

The turpentine tree or gumbo-limbo gets its name from the turpentine-like smell of its resin. It is also called tourist nose tree because the reddish smooth bark continually sheds and can resemble the sunburned nose of a tourist. Another name for this tree is living fence post because branches could be cut and stuck into the ground where they will root and make a living fence.

Birds nesting in the turpentine tree are relatively safe from rats, because the rats have difficulty climbing the slippery bark.