Here is the lovely gumbo limbo: a semi-evergreen that tolerates droughts, pests and hurricanes but with wood soft enough to make carousel horses out of it (which they used to do until the plastic-mold kind came along). It’s called the tourist tree because the peeling red bark resembles a tourist’s sunburn (its other nickname is the sunburn tree). It’s easy to grow and maintain, with a 25 to 40-ft. height and spread. Likes the beach environment (salt-tolerant) but grows in fertile soil, too. Just Continue Reading