the thorny trunk of sandbox tree (hura crepitans)

tree plant branch flower produce shrub leaf blossom food trunk evergreen fruit spring deciduous woodland spruce twig garden autumn frost thorny hura crepitans sandbox possumwood jabillo spurge family euphorbiaceae native tropical regions north south america including amazon rainforest present parts tanzania considered invasive species recognized smooth brown bark covered dark pointed spines led nicknamed monkey no-climb explodes ripe received colloquial nickname dynamite rainforest species no-climb tree