For those revisiting as they go 0:00 Introduction to Baobab fruits 1:30 The seeds 2:23 Separating the good and bad seeds 3:08 Preparing the good seeds 3:15 Step 1 (filing) 5:21 Step 2 (soaking about 2 days) 5:55 Step 3 (peeling) 7:16 Product after peeling 7:34 Step 4 (germination 2-3days) 8:15 Product of germination 8:37 Soil planting

As soon as I started sanding away, I felt like experimenting. I took a drill and drilled a hole into the seeds just until it reached the white part. This shaved down the prep time significantly, and if you have a steady hand, you can do the same. That is the only modification I made. I started with 8 seeds and all 8 germinated. I gave them away today to family and friends :D

Great vid! Well explained, excellent step-by-step explanation and very nicely filmed. I have seeds from an (estimated) 2000 year old baobab on a friends farm in Botswana, and I only got 15 from the pod so I tried this technique with the ones that were floating too. Interestingly enough, even though they floated the entire time during soaking, when I put them in the tissue paper they grew nice long roots exactly the same as the good seeds. I have just potted them, will keep you updated as to whether they survive!

This is brilliant, thanks for sharing! I have started gardening & found this useful. Just bought 5 Digitata seeds and followed most of the instructions. But it was still winter in Sydney (10C) so I put the seeds in mini zip bags filled with water over a heater to speed up the process. The filing doesn't seem necessary if you leave it in warm water for 2-3 days as it softens & you can just scratch it off lightly & peel. An extra step less? I planted in loamy sandy soil and it shot up in less than 2 weeks during winter weather. It may have surfaced earlier if the weather was warmer. Still, beats 4-8months of waiting to germinate!

I just saw this video 2 days back and followed your instructions to germinate the seeds. You won't believe as I did not, it started germinating in 2 days. Today I saw a root coming out 😊.it was very helpful to start with. I also saw your all yearly updates till year 4 and those will help us to take care of the tree. I would also like to keep you updated with the growth and progress it may have. Thank you so much again my friend.

Hi this is a great presentation. I have one time been able to germinate a boab seed but with your method I think it will be much much faster, and easier. I filed some seeds down last night, and put them in water, and today, they have all but doubled in size. Thanks heaps.

Followed your advice step by step .......you are spot on! Thank you so much ......ready to pot in 4 days!

great video. I started some from seed a few years back and had relative success with the filing down and soaking, but I never took the outer layer off after soaking. A lot made it through & germinated anyways but I'd definitely copy your whole method next time. thanks for the clear instructions.

Thank you so much, I bought seeds form up north and will plant the trees here in the Western Cape using your method. Greetings from South Africa!

Thank you so much, for sharing... It will help me a lot. I've just received seeds from Senegal... And I'll try my best.

Great video, thanks! I took 5 seeds, worked with file for some time (just to get through the thick part, if you see you got through no need to make hole bigger, water will do its work). Then put in water for 2.5 days, then easily peeled and in 1.5 days all roots were growing and leaves began opening! Its SO easy! Unlike Ginkgo for example))

Thanks for you video. I got ten seeds, eight were viable (floated), I used a heel sander to speed up the process. Lost one when I was a little too rough during the peeling process. I just planted the remaining seven a couple of days ago. I live just west of Tucson, Arizona, USA. It will be interesting to see how it grows on my acre, I'll be giving the others away. Thanks again so much!

I found a faster way putting hot water helps to soften the seed and makes it easier to peel off

Your method has really worked for me thanks. I had only one seed and it sprouted in 8 days. It's longer than you said but I'm not surprised because it's a bit cold in my room

That was amazing! A friend just sent me a couple of seeds and I am gonna try your method

Many thanks! After 24h, I was able to remove the hard shell and now I put them into a box with 2 layers of tissues.

Great video! Followed your method and all of my 10 seeds have germinated and got a root growing after 2 days in tissue. Will plant them in a day or two and see what happens. Thanks again.

Thanks for the helpful video. I was able to get 15 of 19 seeds to germinate in the first week. I used a small hand drill instead of filing the hard shell.

Thank you very much! Love seeing this tree mostly. Whole foods has it and Im gonna try the drink. ....

Thanks for making this video-- you weren't kidding about it only taking 5-7 days. I did this with Adansonia digitata and madagascariensis and so far it seems to have worked with both, albeit faster with digitata (5/5 have popped out of the soil, where only 1/3 madagascariensis have shown so far, but I can see the soil bulging on one of them). I only left them in the container with wet coffee filters (instead of tissue paper) for one day because I was a little concerned about them rotting, but most of them have sprouted nonetheless albeit a little slower than yours. I planted a few after the filing/soaking steps to compare and none of those have done anything yet (which isn't surprising). Also, I could tell a difference between the floating and sinking seeds after the soak step. I treated them all the same but when I pulled them out of the water after the soaking step, the floating seeds didn't look the same as the sinking seeds. They were kind of wrinkled like a raisin and soft. When I tried to peel them, I saw a little shriveled up version of what I saw in the sinking seeds and I didn't bother planting them. Before I tried filing them down like you did, I soaked them for a day (as other websites instructed) and they didn't swell at all. I think filing and then soaking is pretty critical to get these to germinate quickly.

Cool! Thanks for sharing this! Now I can be more prepared for my baobab seeds that are coming in a week.

This is a great video, thank you for really taking some time to put something quality together. Much appreciated. Liked and subscribed.

After filing away, I started to rub my skin off from the file. My seeds were very small. I got to thinking and saw what Mike K did, then realized I didn't have a drill on me. I just used a knife and twisted until I reached past the protective shell. Left my seeds to soak overnight and it was easy enough to pull the protective shell out and now all my seeds germinated! Super easy

Fantastic - perfect detail and put over brilliantly thanks for sharing!!

Excellent video well described thank you very much I look forward to following your instructions.

Thank you very much. Very clear explanation and great tips!

Great video mate! Thanks

It helps tremendously. Thank you.

Great video. Thank you!

Amazing video! This is so helpful

I've used this technique, more or less, twice now with excellent results. I find that I often have to cut or file the seeds several times over a few days (returning them to the water each time) to soften the seed coat sufficiently. Then I peel them and remove as much of the pale inner membrane as possible as this can impede the expansion of the embryo. Then they go between damp kitchen towels for a few days and once there's a good root on them I pot them up individually.

Brilliant video, I tried the heating method and it didn't work for me. This worked. Thank you.

thanks for the info. I am waiting for my seeds to come in that I ordered. hope they do well.

You are the best. Keep it up

Excellent video, thank you for posting.

Very thorough, thanks!

thanks, all my 5 baobabs are now 2 months old and big :)

Great tips buddy..... Thanks... greetings from Indonesia.

I orderd baobab seeds online your way is the only way.... My others died. Thank you very much

Thanks for sharing. will try it out

Thank you for your video!! That's working well 😊🌱 One question when the roots are coming how do you plant them in the soil, I mean how deep? And wich type of soil do you use, when do you rempot them after that? Thank you!

Great info thanks. I’ll skip the tissue part though and transfer straight into compost. Also the floating part is not an indicator of bad seeds, they’ll likely still grow.

Very informative .Thank you .

Perfect video many thanks best wishes

wow! very helpful!

Thank you, very nice video. 👍🏻

Thank you all so, you help me so much with your advice

In my baobab planting experience, I used a scalding technique that makes the hard seed husk break in 2 minutes without damaging germination. The water must be at 90 ° C so that the seed does not cook and die. The seed can be planted directly in the pot with planting soil.

OK I have done the process. Will update after two days

It's delicious, you didn't taste it? In West Africa, we make the juice and that's extraordinary delicious !

How do you put the seeds into the soil? Do they have to be completely covered by soil? My seeds are already making roots :) nice video!

Wonderful trees Baobab.Can be planted,

Super, GRACIAS

Awesome tutorial. Can you make a tutorial how to make a soil for baobab, or tell which you use, and how often and how much you water it? And where you located it for light/sun? Lol :D

Merci pour le tuto. Je vais essayer pour voir ce que cela donne.

Thanks for the full walk-through! I have some of these arriving next week. Where do you get the whole fruit?

Is there a particular schedule to be maintained to water the plant? And thanks a lot for the info, eagerly waiting for my baobab!!

wow excellent

Thank you

Wow! I used your method, but I pilled only one side and used rooting powder and high-grade liquid fertilizer. Germinated after 2 days!!!! Thank you soo much! Do u have any recommendations for dragon tree seeds? I have issues with germinating them

I used a side cutter and just cut a small piece off. quicker than file. Soaked for 2 days in water and then cotton with cling wrap holder. Put it on top of UPS (hot surface). 2 started rooting after another 2-3 days - I didn't do any peeling though as it already cracks from the root and leaves so rather not want to damage it.

Make video on what fertilizer to use for baobab ,it's care etc

There was a little bit of mold on my seeds before I planted them out in the pots. Does this matter?

Very clever

Thanks

Thank you bro

Watching this with two fruits 😂😂

Had some success germinating Adansonia madagascariensis using this method but when I tried it with A. Rubrostipa, A. perrieri and A. Za and rot set in very quickly including one seed rotting while in the Tupperware box waiting for the taproot to grow.

Very perfect performance 👏

Thank u sir

Im unsure which end to file! Most of my seeds look the same on both ends. A few have a swollen lighter area at one end. Maybe the other side?

This tree is INSANE in fast growth to which I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO THE HAND OF GOD ON THIS PARTICULAR TREE.......our LORD IS AN AMAZING CREATOR

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yo. 2 days after sprouting, is it ok to plant? What would be the best soil to use and how deep? any help would be much appreciated ;)

Some of the baobab seeds that I got were not crescent shaped but buried them nonetheless. Not know whether that is normal but the seed looks completely like baobab seeds apart from the shape

Some floating seeds are good seeds too, because the seeds got some wacky shell or the seed too dry

We’re did you get the baobab pods from?

I like the look of your soil what did you add to it to make it like that?

Great job.. But in which season we can grow t

What kind of soil do you use for (1) germination and (2) planting? Other sites are recommending 2 parts cactus soil mixed with 1 part sand...

Can we apply this method on tamarind seeds ? I will be grateful to you if you can provide these baobab seeds!! I am from India

Hi there. Hiw do we need to plant it in the soil? With the roots under the soil or outside ? And do you have an example ?

How deep do you plant the Baobab germinated seeds?

Hi! How many times do you give water to the plant? Does the plant need to be very wet?

Norfolk island hibiscus ( Lagunaria patersonia) has similar seeds.

Great video, Poe! My Baobab is 5 months old, but I live in a cold climate and winter is approaching. Do you have any tips for preparing for winter? Thanks

Hello! Is there an update of these as plants?

Wher did you get that baobab fruit?

I'm going to plant a lot of trees in my backyard because it's so big. 30 baobab trees might be in the plans. They are large and quite gorgeous. I want to plant some trees that cast shadows. So, I have two inquiries: first, does this tree lose its leaves each year, and second, if so, for how long? Furthermore, wouldn't my property appear unattractive if all the trees lost their leaves? Since it would resemble a savanna or scrubland in my thoughts... 😅

Very useful and helpful ! Thank u. How long it takes for baobab tree to bring fruits?

Where do you get seeds

Hello. I need some assistance, please. So everything went great, until the moment of keeping them in the plastic container and putting them in soil: the leaves turned brown in the ones i set in soil.... And the others in the plastic container are only with 1 kind of tail after 1 week... Any advice?? Like how should i put them in the soil, or when... Pointing up/down...?

I live in a subtropical climate where temperatures get below zero for a few days. Is it possible for me to grow Baobab? Obviously I want to keep it indoors for as long as possible, but ... And where did you buy the seeds, please share the link

Thank you for your great video! It works very good. But I have one question: How deep have you put the seeds into the soil at the end? 2 of 3 seeds have been rotten in my case... And what kind of soil do you use? Thank you very much!

Great --How do you remove the dark brown seeds from the white Hard powder like substance ?

Which baobab variety is this?

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what will happen if I scratched the young leafs inside the seed just a little bit?

Hi how long does it take to produce fruit ??? Thanks.

Hi really good video how deep into soil do you plant your seed Thanks