Baobab seeds Seeds and seedlings of baobabs

A lot of mistakes are made about seeds and seedlings of the baobab-tree or baobab, botanical genus Adansonia, malvaceae (ex bombacaceae) family.

Among the rare places over the World where species of baobabs are cultivated is Le Jardin Naturel, a botanical garden and nursery situated in the french island of Reunion, near Madagascar. Le Jardin Naturel is one of the rare botanical gardens over the world to cultivate the extremely rare Adansonia perrieri, a species of baobab native from Madagascar. More than 250 trees of the 6 species of baobab-trees from Madagascar are planted in the botanical garden.

Seeds or seedlings from the 8 species of baobabs are sold, depending of their availability, on the web site www.baobabs.com

There are 8 species of baobabs (Adansonia), 6 endemic to Madagascar, 1 from Africa, 1 from Australia.

Here are some pictures of them in the nursery