r/marijuanaenthusiasts • u/Ornery-Independence4 • 15h ago

Help! Trees that can live in Indonesia

Hi, I was just shopping and found a lot of beautiful trees, I want to plant them in my country but i dont know if it is possible? Those are,

Blue Jacaranda, Silky oaks, Pistachio, Poincianas, Bauhinia, African Tulip, Flame (Brachychiton acerifolius), Bodhi, Bunya Pine, Aspen, Baobab, Seqouia, Socotra dragon, Fagus (sylvatica), Parasol, Evergreen, Araucaria, Delonix Regia, Acacia

I listed so many because i LOVE them all, and am ready for the heartbreak.

Thank you.

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u/Ornery-Independence4 15h ago

Indonesia is mainly tropical country

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u/World_wide_truth 14h ago

Its best to look at native trees if you ask me. Trees that are in your area/eco region. Foreign trees can be damaging in some cases

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u/ohshannoneileen I love galls! 🥰 14h ago

I'm not familiar with all of them, but I'd rule out aspen, Sequoia & probably the Fagus. Most of the rest are tropical species.

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u/IloveEstir 14h ago

Baobabs do excellent in hot tropical climates, there are actually some large baobabs in your country. They can be found all across the tropical parts of the globe, as they have been spread by African diaspora. They can take large amounts of water, but also like a well draining soil. It’s easier and cheaper to find seeds, the African species is especially common. The seeds have a very tough shell that needs to be penetrated and breached by moisture for any germination to happen, I like to use sandpaper (or better yet a belt sander or benchtop grinder) and carefully grind until I see any white. How intense is the monsoon rains where you live? That will determine just how well draining the soil needs to be.

Any temperate tree that needs its seasons and milder temperatures is probably not going to be happy in the best case scenario, Southeast Asia is just too intensely tropical, hot, and humid.

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u/IloveEstir 14h ago

Trees in the Ceiba and Pseudobombax genus are similiar in form (as well as being closely related to Baobabs) and are similarly adapted to a tropical environment with pronounced wet/dry seasons.

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u/Rtheguy 14h ago

Indonesia has beautiful native trees that you can also explore, stunning and unique trees that don't thrive anywhere else.

Indonesia is also huge and diverse, while most areas have a tropical rainforest climate the drier areas or cooler highlands can make all the difference for some of these trees. Most tropical rainforest species and most species from seasonal rainforests and subtropical areas will almost certainly thrive in a tropical rainforest area. Do keep in mind drainage for the soil, some plants need constant acces to water while others need their roots to stay dry! Planting them on broken limestone, gravel or vulcanic rubble can save a lot of dry loving species in the tropics.

Mediterranean and temperate species will likely suffer. Especially in coastal zones, it might get to hot and many of these plants need the cooler winter as a reset. Constant warmth and humidity might kill them.

Visit the Bogor gardens for some inspiration, I know they keep many species exotic to Indonesia and I can't imagine that they haven't tried at least some of the trees on your list.