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Baobab Tree Sapling (Adansonia digitata) - African Bottle Tree - $45 (Leilani Estates, Pahoa)
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Rare African baobab sapling — the famous "upside-down tree" (monkey bread tree / bottle tree). Even young, it's starting the swollen bottle trunk (caudex) that makes mature baobabs so striking; 3-ft plants sell for ~$200 on the mainland. Slow-growing, sculptural, and a favorite for bonsai and container growing.
About 8 inches tall in its pot — see the tape-measure photo for exact size.
Care: full sun, sharp drainage, water sparingly — in wet Puna weather it does best in a pot or your driest, sunniest spot. Drought-tolerant once established.
Currently the only baobab for sale in Hawaii that I can find — mainland sellers charge $55–66 delivered.