Majidea zanguebarica
[M] ' Black Pearl Tree '
[ Sapindaceae ]
[ Tropical Africa ]
Black Pearl Tree is a small tree growing to 5 m tall. Flowers are small green-red, fragrant, in dense custers at the end of panicles. Fruit is spherical with 3 lobes, 3cm long. The fruit splits open, showing a very nice bright red interior, with spherical, velvety blue-black seeds, which inspire the common name of the tree.
Seeds (3) : 2.66 €
Plant 25-30cm : Out of Stock
Habitat
zone 12 = Winter minimum temperature above 10C (above 50F) Deserts or Arid Areas Rocky Hillsides Savanna Woodland Dry tropical forests
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Drought-Tolerant
Cultivation
Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth
Pruning
Repotting
2 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus
Indoor during winter temperature min. from 11 to 16C
Sunny
Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer
From time to time when necessary
A light pruning is possible every end of summer
Repot from time to time
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Germination Seeds are fairly easy to germinate. Seeds need up to 1 month to germinate. My seed germinated in about 2 weeks.
No pre-soaking was done. It was sown in the rainy season in Trinidad which has a tropical climate Trinidad & Tobago A visitor 2015-09-05
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zone 12 = Winter minimum temperature above 10C (above 50F) 
