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Pod Mahogany (Afzelia quanzensis)
Jan 08, 2021
A little tree inside!
This tree originally grows in the middle and south of Africa. It is a deciduous tree that can reach a height of 12 to 15 meters and produces large, black seed pods containing the seeds. Of course that will never happen in my living room...
A few years ago I sowed some of those seeds and took some snapshots during germination. That was very easy! Now, just over 2 years later, I have two little trees left.
A few years ago I sowed some of those seeds and took some snapshots during germination. That was very easy! Now, just over 2 years later, I have two little trees left.
Sown: September 2018
The seeds really look like a 'normal' bean. I have sown 5 seeds, I believe 4 have germinated and I currently have 2 trees left. Almost all photos are of the largest tree.
I put photos of the germination and the first photo of the real tree in the video below. Scroll further down for more recent photos.
I put photos of the germination and the first photo of the real tree in the video below. Scroll further down for more recent photos.
Fast germination
I don't remember how fast, but it was fast! Within a few days the seed were upright as in the right photo.
A few days later
Here come the first real leaves! (left photo) It looks like a mouth with a tongue. And not much later a split tongue :-) (right photo)
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I don't remember exactly when these photos were taken. They are probably from 2 different trees. So nice to see that in the photo on the left the 'germination leaves' are still on the trunk. The tree is also considerably smaller than in the photo on the right, even though it doesn't seem like it.
July 2019
What a beautiful little tree it is, right? Apparently this type of tree is also grown as bonsai. However, that is not my goal, it can safely grow bigger!
September 2020
Update! It has grown a lot. Now and then a side branch dries out, probably because I don't water enough... so now it has only one branch with leaves that hangs to one side. Should I prune it, Promoting side branches?
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