Hello! I'm hoping there is someone out there who might be able to help guide me with my little tree. A friend of mine procured some baobab seeds and successfully sprouted them after learning that they do well as bonsai trees. Now I have a little tree that is 3/4 months old. It is about 8 inches tall, it has a very thin stem so far, but has 10 good sized healthy looking leaves. It is thriving under the grow light I have set up for it.
Now fall is approaching and I know they go dormant in the cold. I have some questions:
-Should I change the light timing? They are equatorial, (right?) so 12 hours year round should be fine?
-When/how much to prune it and when to start training?
-Basically what should I expect and do at this point? Just let it do its thing and keep on keeping on until the stem is thicker? How tall is too tall?
It is healthy and well and thriving and I'm thrilled with it, but I'm really looking forward to having a mini baobab tree in a few years time and need some more guidance on how to achieve this!