Black Monkey Thorn Acacia Bonsai

Black monkey thorn acacia burkei. Acacias have textured bark and some varieties have thorns. Black monkey thorn acacia burkei leaves and flowers bipinnate leaves with dense hair.

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I inherited this beautiful black monkey thorn bonsai cascade 1979 after my father in law passed away.

Black monkey thorn acacia bonsai. Acacia variety in pot. The black monkey thorn acacia burkei is a deciduous tree with a flat or open crown. Great to plant for that bushveld feel. Monkey thorn senegalia galpinii and black monkey thorn senegalia burkei senegalia is the renamed botanical name for the commonly known acacia.

They are not heavy drinkers ha ha. These trees are common in zimbabwe northern and western province mpumalangha and natal where they grow in open grasslands. This tree is found in zimbabwe to kwa zulu natal and nature in a variety of soils on rocky slopes and in river thorn fields and woodland. The acacia needs a warm sunny and airy place over the growing season.

Reddish to purplish brown pods ripen during february march. You will find they will close their leaves fairly quickly when they ve had enough. In hot and dry climates wattle bonsai in small pots should be protected from hot afternoon sun in summer. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the acacia bonsai tree.

A popular multi purpose tree distributed in southern africa in a variety of habitats from woodlands to dry river valleys to scrublands. This beautiful specimen tree gives dense shade but is a little slow growing. The monkey thorn is a deciduous tree losing its leaves during the winter. The monkey thorn is native to zambia zimbabwe malawi botswana and south africa.

The bark is attractively fissured and attracts woodpeckers and red billed wood hoopoe that probe under it for insects. Acacia burkei black monkey thorn tree in pot. This is a very popular tree species to work with here in south africa and this became the 4th black monkey thorn of my collection 2 single bonsai and one forest. A fast growing tree with luxuriant growth this attractively shaped acacia is one of the largest and has white papery cork like bark.

So i grow mine under a little shade cloth. I had been looking after it for 2 years before he passed due to his illness. I find the growing medium does not dry out with this species as quick as it does with others. Unlike in nature acacia bonsai do not appreciate full sun for the entire day.

Monkey thorns are large trees averaging twenty meters in height. Spikes of white flowers from october to january are followed by bright red seed pods. Bonsai in brown ceramic pot. The paired thorns are brown short and hooked and the foliage light green.

This acacia has creamy to light yellow flowers that appear during the growing season september october. English deutsch español français.