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Adansonia grandidieri
'Baobab of Madagascar'
[ Bombacaceae ] [ Madagascar ]
One of the six species of baobabs endemic from Madagascar, perhaps the better known of Malagasy baobabs, and for a lot of people, the most aesthetical of all baobabs. A pure gem. Often represented on the front cover of books dealing with Madagascar.
Large trees up to 25m tall and 3m diameter of trunk which is usually unique and cylindrical. The crown is at the top of the tree and flat; the branches are regurlarly distributed, mainly horizontal. Bark reddish grey, smoth. The flowers are white, yellowing whith age.
Adansonia grandidieri

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Tree . Flowering plant . Fruiting plant . Plant which can be grown as a Bonsai . Succulent Plant . Develops a caudex .
Habitat
zone 11 = Winter minimum temperature 4C to 10C (40F to 50F)
Savanna Grassland
Savanna Woodland
Dry tropical forests


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Resitant to salty sea air
Drought-Tolerant
Medicinal Plant

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Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter

1 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. from 11 to 16C
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter

Sunny

Extremely rare
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth

Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer

Regularly but with spacing
Pruning
Repotting
No pruning
Repot every year if possible

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