Jason's African acacia (now senegalia)

[Makrobulk]

So i cannot personally say how low the temperatures can go, but mine have survived perfectly fine with facing 0C/-1C temperatures, they just really don't do well with really icy winds..
Plus they do go dormant and completely drop all their leaves. The big key i found with them is protecting the roots, you'll find that here in SA they are planted in relatively (by international standards) deep pots, this is done for both high and low temperatures protection, as you'll find, they will drop their leaves if temperatures get high enough as well, learned this the hard way...you would think a african tree would survive in the african sun, but as always a tree in a pot has very different requirements to one in the ground

I think this is what happened to my tree (posted above). Kept it in my bedroom that was getting sun the entire afternoon with little circulation. You said you learned this the hard way? Did your tree eventually bounce back?

 

[eugenev2]

I think this is what happened to my tree (posted above). Kept it in my bedroom that was getting sun the entire afternoon with little circulation. You said you learned this the hard way? Did your tree eventually bounce back?

So the first one i had i did everything wrong, so it did not bounce back. But the second one i got i learned my lessons and followed people's suggestions and it eventually came back after sulking for a while.

 

[jason biggs]

Okay! Thank you for your reply Jason, I really appreciate it. Your trees are awesome. Should I put it in a relatively shady area and lightly water once a day or every second day?

full sun, no problem. just keep it watered well.

 

[jason biggs]

Our winter is here and the acacias still grow awesomely...