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Adansonia madagascariensis
'Baobab of Madagascar'
[ Bombacaceae ] [ Madagascar ]
Found in dry or moist forest in the Mahajanga province and also in the North. Small to large baobabs (5 to 20m) with variable shapes of trunks from bottle to cylindrical and irregular crown. Bark smoth, pale grey. Flowers dark red. Fruits globose to subglobose, small (almost 10-15 cm long) and broad. Indumentum brown and sparse.
Adansonia madagascariensis

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Tree . Flowering 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)
Seaside
Coastal Tropical Forests
Rocky Hillsides
Savanna Woodland
Dry tropical forests


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Resitant to salty sea air
Drought-Tolerant

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Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter

1 soil + 2 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter

Sunny

Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
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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