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Diospyros bussei

Diospyros bussei is a tree from the ebony family (Ebenaceae) native to dry shrubland in East Africa, mainly Kenya and Tanzania. It is not a common garden or houseplant, and it is mainly of interest to botanists and conservationists.

Family
Ebenaceae (Eben family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established, as it is adapted to seasonally dry conditions.
Soil
Well-drained soil; tolerant of poor, sandy or rocky ground.
Temperature
Warm tropical to subtropical conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Somalia to Tanzania
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Diospyros bussei is a tree species found in Kenya and Tanzania, while its presence is uncertain in Somalia.

Its habitat is shrubland. It is threatened through hacking and fires to create grassland for grazing.

Other Diospyros plants

Giant Diospyros · Diospyros acapulcensis · Diospyros acris · Diospyros aculeata · Diospyros acuminata · Diospyros agnitser · Diospyros alatella · Diospyros andamanica · Diospyros apiculata · Diospyros areolata · Diospyros artanthifolia · Diospyros arupaj

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diospyros bussei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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