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Adansonia digitata - Baobab
Adansonia digitata - Baobab
Adansonia digitata - Baobab
Adansonia digitata - Baobab
Adansonia digitata - Baobab
Adansonia digitata - Baobab
Adansonia digitata - Baobab
Adansonia digitata - Baobab
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Adansonia digitata is the Latin name for the African Baobab, an iconic tree of arid regions in Africa that is sometimes called the Monkey Bread Tree, as a traditional gathering and exchange place, or the Ethiopian Sour Gourd because of the bulging appearance of its trunk. While it does not flower or bear fruit in our climates, the potted Baobab retains its characteristic habit and unusual charm, although it has much more modest dimensions. It is easily cultivated indoors, like cacti. The baobab can be taken out onto the patio or balcony as soon as nighttime temperatures are sufficiently high, and should be brought indoors to a heated room from September onwards.
According to classifications, Adansonia digitata belongs to the Malvaceae family. It is a large tree typical of dry wooded savannahs that cover a vast territory from the Sahel in West Africa to the Sahel and South African Transvaal. It provides water and food for a large number of animals and also offers them a preferred habitat. Local human populations also consume its foliage, fruits, and seeds. However, its very spongy wood is unusable. Some specimens can reach the venerable age of 2000 years. In our latitudes, this very frost-sensitive tree is cultivated in pots and is highly appreciated as an indoor bonsai.
In its natural habitat, the African baobab reaches a height of 3 to 20 m (10 to 66ft), depending on the climatic and edaphic conditions. Cultivated in containers and regularly pruned, it will not exceed 2.50 m (8ft) in height with a crown spread of 1.50 m (5ft). This tree develops a massive trunk, the soft and spongy tissues of which serve as water reserves during long periods of drought. The bark is thick, slightly shiny, brown in color, becoming grayish over time. Several large main branches branch off from the trunk, which then branch into smaller and smaller branches. The entire canopy, wide and spread out, somewhat resembles a mass of root hairs. The foliage is deciduous during the dry season, from September to April in its native regions. In our climates, it will be necessary to respect this necessary period of rest for the health of the tree, in order to avoid rotting of the fleshy roots. The leaves, with long petioles, are simple and entire on young specimens, but divided into 5 to 7 leaflets on mature specimens. They are dark green in colour. In its natural environment, flowering occurs on baobabs that are at least 10 years old, just before or at the beginning of the rainy season. It takes the form of curious flowers hanging from long pedicels under the branches. Each flower, 15 cm (6in) wide, consists of a white corolla that surmounts a cluster of pompom-shaped stamens, from which the pistil protrudes. It opens at night and is pollinated by bats called flying foxes, attracted by abundant nectar and its sour and sulphurous scent. After pollination, the fruits, which are edible and oblong in shape, form and are covered by a thick tegument. They contain pulp rich in vitamins and calcium, as well as edible oilseeds.
With its characteristic bottle-shaped silhouette, the African Baobab is a beautiful indoor plant, to be highlighted in a contemporary or exotic-inspired decor. Plant enthusiasts looking for unusual and beautiful plants can also choose agaves, banana trees, or the bird of paradise Strelitzia reginae to add a touch of tropical beauty to their patio or conservatory decor.
Adansonia digitata - Baobab in pictures
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Plant your baobab all year round. It can only be grown in a pot or container in our climate. The plant can spend the summer outdoors, but should be brought indoors to a very bright room as soon as night time temperatures drop below 8/10°C (46.4/50°F) (usually in September, or October in the south of our country). Indeed, the baobab is a tree of a very hot climate, governed by two distinct seasons: the rainy season, from May to September-October, and the dry season from November to April. It cannot tolerate any frost and requires a long period of rest, in a dry place.
The baobab requires a very well-draining, sandy, and rather chalky soil. You can use cactus soil and a large pot measuring 30 to 40 cm (12 to 16in) in all directions, with holes at the bottom. Do not put a saucer under the pot. The baobab should be placed in a very sunny location from May to September-October. Able to store water when it is available, it needs very limited and seasonal watering: once a week with a little fertiliser from May until the leaves fall in autumn, and no watering from November to April, a period during which it lives off its reserves. Without a dry period, the roots rot, leading to the death of the plant. This small tree is not afraid of the dry air in our heated houses and apartments. It tolerates pruning well, which allows for limiting its growth: a short pruning of the branches allows the trunk to grow more quickly. By pinching the tips of the young shoots, it will branch out more quickly.
Indoors, be careful of attacks from mites. Simply spray the foliage to make them disappear.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.