For some greenhouse experiments I would like to grow Avicennia marina imported from Kenya. However, I have no experience in growing this trees. I know this species tolerates considerable variations of water salinity, extreme conditions of temperature as well as long submergence of its pneumatophores during exceptional floods. But can anyone help me with a good stable starting environment to create for my experiments? Thank you in advance.
From our lab experiences, it is important to keep the soil moist (use a basin to soak) and depending on your Avicennia marina varieties, the range can be from 5 ppt (seawater) to 20 ppt.
Good luck!
For Avicennia marina, we found that planting them, "half-way" into the moist soil (see figure), gave the best results.
Make sure you identify the Avicennia species correctly? This is because the different Avicennia species have different soil preferences:
Sandy type: Avicennia marina
Sandy-loam type: Avicennia alba
Sandy-clayey type: Avicennia rumphiana and Avicennia officinalis
Good luck, Jeroen!
I was absent for a while but thank you very much for your reply! This is a great help!
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