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    Kigelia Africana

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    The sausage tree is a semi-deciduous tree native to Africa that has large, brown, sausage-like fruits up to 1 meter long and 7kg in weight. It has dark red, unpleasant smelling flowers that produce these large fruits. The tree thrives in moist, fertile soils with average drainage in full sun. It is heat, drought, and salt tolerant, making it suitable for tropical gardens.

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    The sausage tree is a semi-deciduous tree native to Africa that has large, brown, sausage-like fruits up to 1 meter long and 7kg in weight. It has dark red, unpleasant smelling flowers that produce these large fruits. The tree thrives in moist, fertile soils with average drainage in full sun. It is heat, drought, and salt tolerant, making it suitable for tropical gardens.

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    The sausage tree is a semi-deciduous tree native to Africa that has large, brown, sausage-like fruits up to 1 meter long and 7kg in weight. It has dark red, unpleasant smelling flowers that produce these large fruits. The tree thrives in moist, fertile soils with average drainage in full sun. It is heat, drought, and salt tolerant, making it suitable for tropical gardens.

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    Kigelia Africana

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    The sausage tree is a semi-deciduous tree native to Africa that has large, brown, sausage-like fruits up to 1 meter long and 7kg in weight. It has dark red, unpleasant smelling flowers that produce these large fruits. The tree thrives in moist, fertile soils with average drainage in full sun. It is heat, drought, and salt tolerant, making it suitable for tropical gardens.

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    Kigelia africana

    (Sausage Tree)
    Sausage Tree is a semi deciduous tree native to africa. It has dark red flowers, with an unpleasant scent, that
    becomes huge, brown, sausage-like fruits that can be 1 meter long and about 7kg weight. These features makes the
    tree an ideal speciment to use in tropical gardens.

    The ideal conditions to plant this tree in are moist fertile soils with average drainage, and in full sun. This tree is heat,
    drought and salt tolerant.

    Landscape Information
    French Name: Kigélie d'Afrique
    Arabic Name: ‫ﻛﺠﻠﺔ ﺃﻓﺮﻳﻘﻴﺔ‬
    Pronounciation: ky-GEL-ee-uh af-ri-KAHN-uh
    Plant Type: Tree
    Origin: Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
    Heat Zones: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
    Hardiness Zones: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Uses: Specimen, Shade
    Size/Shape
    Growth Rate: Moderate
    Tree Shape:
    Canopy Texture: Coarse
    Plant Image Height at Maturity: 8 to 15 m
    Spread at Maturity: 10 to 15 meters, Over 15
    meters
    Kigelia africana
    (Sausage Tree)

    Botanical Description
    Foliage
    Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
    Leaf Venation: Reticualte
    Leaf Persistance: Semi Evergreen
    Leaf Type: Odd Pinnately compund
    Leaf Blade: 10 - 20
    Leaf Shape: Oblong
    Leaf Margins: Undulate
    Leaf Textures: Glossy, Coarse
    Leaf Scent: No Fragance
    Color(growing season): Green
    Color(changing season): Green
    Flower Image Flower
    Flower Showiness: True
    Flower Size Range: 3 - 7
    Flower Type: Panicle
    Flower Scent: Unpleasant
    Flower Color: Brown, Red
    Trunk
    Trunk Esthetic Values: Showy, Smooth,
    Fissured, Colored
    Fruit
    Fruit Showiness: True
    Fruit Size Range: Over 20 cm
    Fruit Colors: Brown
    Kigelia africana
    (Sausage Tree)

    Horticulture Management
    Tolerance
    Heat Tolerant: Yes
    Drought Tolerant: Yes
    Salt Tolerance: Good
    Requirements
    Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand
    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
    Water Requirements: Low
    Light Requirements: Full
    Management
    Toxity: Yes
    Leaf Image
    Invasive Potential: No
    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
    Edible Parts: Seeds
    Plant Propagations: Seed, Grafting
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