Adansonia Gregorii Bonsai

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.

Adansonia gregorii bonsai. 1 in africa and 1 in australia. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 10b through. It is outstanding for its huge bottle shaped trunk that is filled with soft fibrous wood enabling it to store water. Adansonia gregorii a gibbosa or australian baobab northwest australia adansonia madaf zascariensis or madagascar baobab madagascar adansonia perrieri or perrier s baobab north madagascar.

Up to 30 meters bloom color. All three trees arrived may 23 2013. 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. A small to medium sized dry deciduous tree to rarely more than 12 m 40 ft.

The adansonia species are generally easy to grow in pots as indoor bonsai. 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. Adansonia gregorii is a small australian baobab. The boab tree adansonia gregorii occurs mostly in the kimberley region of western australia.

I bought it online from bonsai collectables along with two other baobab species. Even gardeners without green fingers can make it with a little patience to multiply the baobab tree. 10 12 can be grown in other zones in pots with care in winter difficulty. A deciduous tree it loses its leaves in the winter months in the tropics when it is dormant.

Adansonia scientific name boab boaboa tabaldi bottle tree upside down tree and monkey bread tree. 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. The tree in today s blog adansonia gregorii also sometimes classified as adansonia gibbosa is native to australia. Baobab trees can live for thousands of years.