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Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba) is a large tropical tree, up to 30m (98ft) tall, with beautiful red bark. It is referred to humorously, as the "tourist tree" because the tree's bark is red and peeling, like the skin of the sunburnt tourists who are a common sight in the plant's range.
Gumbo Limbo is sometimes planted to serve as wind protection of crops and roads, or as living fence posts. It can be simply stuck into good soil, small branches will readily root and grow into sizable trees in a few years. However, it has been noted in Central America that such posts do not produce a tap root, only side roots, thus questioning the real value of wind protection as those fence posts would not be so sturdy as a true, naturally occurring sapling.

Lots of other interesting facts here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/130734-Bursera-simaruba