Tamarind as Bonsai

"Tamarindus indica"

This is some information about growing Tamarind (Tamarindus Indica) as a bonsai tree and doing it from seed. The picture above shows one of the tamarind trees at about one month old. I ordered the seeds from Hirts gardens through amazon.com. You can order the same seeds here. I ordered this tree seed because of the wonderful exotic and ancient look that the mature tree has. The mature height of this tree can go to 80 feet but of course we are going to train it to be just a tad smaller!

Tamarind Tree 10 Seeds/Seed -Bonsai- Tamarindus indica

• Mature Height: 80'
• Known for its tart pulp used in chutney and numerous other dishes
• Very attractive tree, especially when young - makes a terrific indoor tree that may easily be kept short
• Makes an excellent bonsai!
• 10 Seeds

About the Tamarind: It is native to the Sudan and Tropical Africa. But it is cultivated in many tropical and sub tropical places all over the world including the southern parts of the United States. The fruit pulp is edible but strong in taste and is often used in many different dishes and as a pickling agent. Parts of the tree are also used for medicinal purposes.

How to Start it off from seed

The tamarind is a great choice for a bonsai tree. The seeds are large and typically they are scarified before planting. Scarification is the practice of cutting some slices through the outer layer so it can germinate easier.

You can plant them directly in potting soil or bonsai soil or you can start them out in layers of paper towels. If you plant them in soil you can sow them about 1/2 inch deep.

Here is a picture of two tamarind that I have started out between sheets of paper towels. The one on the left is germinating nicely and ready to be planted into soil. Keep the paper towels wet and be patient. It may take a couple of weeks. And scarifying the seeds first is a good idea.

Here is a tamarind seedling. My experience has been that these seeds are very hardy and grow very nicely. If you are a beginner to gardening or to bonsai I think that Tamarind is a great choice to start out.

Note: It is prone to dropping its leaves in dry weather so keep it watered and keep the soil moist.

Here is the Tamarind at 1 year old.

Custom Search

StormTheCastle.com
Home

Make a Trebuchet
Make a Paper Castle
Rocket Launcher
Make a Catapult
Make a Terrarium
Shoebox Diorama
Sculpting Miniatures
Fantasy Diorama
Shadowbox Fantasy
Make a videogame
Rainforest Diorama
Stop Motion Animation
Make a Volcano
A Paper fantasy game
Make a boxkite
The Warcraft VR Chamber
The Big Wall Diorama
Make a cardboard sword
Cardboard Shield
Dragon Pinata
Nature Walks

MY STORES

Dioramas & miniatures
Classical Guitar store
Telescope Store
Terrarium Store
Fantasy Art Books
Model Rocket Store
Siege Engine Store
R/C Airplanes Store
Swords

LINKS

My Youtube Channel
Twitter - Follow Me
Banner Exchange
Banner Exchange
MoreLinks
HobbyLinks
List of Hobbies
Things
Other Websites
More Other Websites
Kindred Spirit Links

My Other Websites

The Telescope Nerd
Castlefiction.com
Epic-Fantasy.com
The Fantasy Blog
The Fantasy Guide
Medieval Castles
Medieval Swords
Medieval Weapons
The Knight Medieval
willkalif.com
make-video-games.com

All Materials, unless
otherwise stated are
Copyright©2000-2012
Kalif Publishing and
StormtheCastle.com

For more information or
for customer support
check out
copyright and info page

Hi, Thanks for visiting
my website.
My name is Will.
If you have any questions
or want to contribute
to this website:

---------