Adansonia Gregorii Bonsai
The boab tree adansonia gregorii occurs mostly in the kimberley region of western australia.
Adansonia gregorii bonsai. By rick kurtz native to much of the african continent adansonia digitata more commonly known as the baobab tree is best suited to u s. 10 12 can be grown in other zones in pots with care in winter difficulty. Adansonia gregorii commonly known as the boab is a tree in the family malvaceae as with other baobabs it is easily recognised by the swollen base of its trunk which forms a massive caudex giving the tree a bottle like appearance endemic to australia boab occurs in the kimberley region of western australia and east into the northern territory it is the only baobab to occur in australia. Baobab trees can live for thousands of years.
3 2adansonia gregorii seed australian baobab tree plant bonsai 3 3bonsai tree soil two quarts all purpose blend bonsai soil mix tinyroots 100 organic all natural great for any bonsai species genuine akadama turface frit mineral additives. Baobab is the common name of a genus adansonia with eightspecies of trees 6 species in madagascar. The tree in today s blog adansonia gregorii also sometimes classified as adansonia gibbosa is native to australia. The adansonia species are generally easy to grow in pots as indoor bonsai.
Adansonia gregorii a gibbosa or australian baobab northwest australia adansonia madaf zascariensis or madagascar baobab madagascar adansonia perrieri or perrier s baobab north madagascar. Adansonia gregorii commonly known as the boab is a tree in the family malvaceae as with other baobabs it is easily recognised by the swollen base of its trunk which forms a massive caudex giving the tree a bottle like appearance endemic to australia boab occurs in the kimberley region of western australia and east into the northern territory it is the only baobab to occur in australia. I bought it online from bonsai collectables along with two other baobab species. 1 in africa and 1 in australia.
A small to medium sized dry deciduous tree to rarely more than 12 m 40 ft. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 10b through. Those will be the subjects of future blogs. All three trees arrived may 23 2013.
A deciduous tree it loses its leaves in the winter months in the tropics when it is dormant. Adansonia gregorii rarely measures more than 10 meters high. Adansonia gregorii is a small australian baobab. Even gardeners without green fingers can make it with a little patience to multiply the baobab tree.