Baobab seedlings - keep in small bonsai pot or deep pots to develop?

[dand]

I'm in Colorado, and I have a baby Baobab (Adonsonia za - Madagascar Baobab) seedling starting to sprout! So cool, I had my doubts.

So, should I transfer that little guy into a deep pot for it's toddler years, or just keep in a bonsai pot of some sort?

I'm zone 5, and I know it will be an indoor plant w/lots of light until summer comes, and I can take it on short walks in the stroller in July/August.

I plan on adding some play sand to the bonsai soil mix I got locally. Kids like play sand, right?

Dan

 

[sorce]

There's a good post on IBC about those. Andre's Baobab.

The roots are one of a kind.

And they heal from the inside out.

Definitely not your everyday tree, do a lot of research !

Sorce

 

[dand]

It's coming alive!

 

[dand]

March 28 image, it's starting to develop another set of leaves.

 

[dand]

I left it to stay dry over winter, and late Spring, put it out and let it get Colorado rain. We had some small hail and so now with the cooler night temps, I'm keeping it inside.

 

[Stickroot]

View attachment 114547 View attachment 114548 I left it to stay dry over winter, and late Spring, put it out and let it get Colorado rain. We had some small hail and so now with the cooler night temps, I'm keeping it inside.

These are fun and super tuff! I have a seven year old one. For the first 5 years I bare rooted it for winter, wrapped it in a paper bag and left it in the in the bathroom window sill. Last year I brought it in the basement and put it under a HPS1000 with my Tropicals, probably do it again this winter.