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Albizia julibrissin
Silk Tree, Mimosa
These deciduous trees or shrubs are closely allied to Acacia. Their graceful, feathery foliage and clusters of powderpuff-like flowers make them a lovely lawn or patio tree in warmer climates.

 


Albizia julibrissin. (Albizzia j.). SILK TREE. Temperate Central Asia
Leguminosae (Pea family) ...

Botanical name: - Albizia julibrissin
Synonyms
Acacia julibrissin (Durazz.) Willd. - Acacia julibrissin (Durazz.)willd. - Acacia nemu Willd. - Albizia julibrissin sensu auct. - Albizia julibrissin sensu Fern. -Vill.

USDA Plants Database - Horticulture
Albizia julibrissin is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which mimosa has escaped (opens a new window).

Albizia julibrissin Durz.
Pea family (Fabaceae)
NATIVE RANGE: Iran to Japan (according to Hortus 3rd. ed.).

#129 Albizia julibrissin
Common Names: silk tree, mimosa
Family: Fabaceae/Leguminosae (bean Family)
Wallpaper Gallery (6 images) ...

Albizia julibrissin
COMMON: Mimosa
LEAVES: Deciduous, green, no fall color
SIZE: 20 to 35' tall, width similar or greater
HARDINESS: Zone 6 to 9
HABIT: Vase shaped, broad, multi-stemmed
GROWTH RATE: Fast ...

Albizia julibrissin
3-6" wide clusters of silky pink blooms are borne in summer. This is a very fast growing tree creating a broad rounded canopy with the fine soft textured fern-like foliage.

Albizia julibrissin
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Hardiness Zones:
1 ...

Albizia julibrissin
Acacia julibrissin, Acacia mollis, Mimosa arborea
Mimosaceae ...

Albizia julibrissin ( Rosea Silk Tree )
Albizia lophantha ( Cape Wattle )
Alcea rosea ( Chater's Double Hollyhock ) ...

Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) is a medium-sized deciduous tree that blooms in the summer and was, at one time, as much a symbol of the southern landscape as the crapemyrtle.

Albizia julibrissin
General Notes
Fast growing, but messy because of fruit and flower litter. Caterpillars are more of a problem back east than in California. Shade tree tolerant of a variety of conditions.

16. Silk Tree
(Albizia julibrissin)
Other Common Names: Pink Acacia, Mimosa Tree, Nemu Tree, Pink Siris, Bastard Tamarind, Lenkoran Acacia.
Family: Fabaceae,
Subfamily: Mimosoideae ...

Albizia julibrissin (Silk tree, mimosa, acacia, Family: Mimosoideae / Mimosaceae)
Albizia lebbeck, Mimosa lebbeck (Womans tongue, Siris-tree, Rain tree, East Indian walnut, Kokko, Soros-tree, Raom tree, Family: Mimosoideae / Mimosaceae) ...

Silk Tree, Mimosa Albizia julibrissin
Alder (Alnus)
Common, European, Black Alnus glutinosa
Cutleaf Alnus glutinosa 'Laciniata'
Italian Alnus cordata
Red, Oregon Alnus rubra
Cutleaf Alnus rubra f. pennatisecta
Sitka Alnus sinuata ...

Albizia julibrissin: Mimosa by Edward F. Gilman and Dennis G. Watson. ENH 227 (2007)
Albizia julibrissin ‘Alba’: ‘Alba’ Mimosa Tree by Edward F. Gilman and Dennis G. Watson. ENH 228 (2006) ...

Albizia julibrissin (Silk Tree)
Amorpha canescens (Leadplant, Shoe-strings)
Amorpha fruticosa (Desert False Indigo)
Arachis hypogaea (Peanut, Ground Nut)
Baptisia alba (White False Indigo)
Baptisia australis (False Indigo, Wild Indigo) ...

Acer -- Maples Amur Paperbark Japanese Silver (?) Sugar Aesculus hippocastanum - HorseChestnut Albizia julibrissin (mimosa) -- Hardy?

Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin)
Amur Privet (Ligustrum amurense)
Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)
Maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis - early flowering cultivars ...

Albizia - Silk Trees and False Acacias
Albizia julibrissin - Silk Tree; Mimosa; Pea Shame
Albizia lebbeck - Lebbeck; Woman's Tongue ...

Something unusual like Sophora microphylla or Albizia julibrissin.
Tender trees, such as olives, pomegranates and citrus are ideal in pots, as they can easily be moved into a frost free place over winter.

Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin)
Nandina (Nandina domestica)
Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
Anthony Waterer Spirea (Spiraea x bumalda ‘Anthony Waterer')
Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) ...

Stop 38 - Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia'
Stop 39 - Pinus peuce
Stop 40 - Albizia julibrissin
Stop 41 - Gymnocladus dioicus
Stop 42 - Larix kaempferi
Stop 43 - Sophora japonica
Stop 44 - Aesculus carnea 'Briottii' ...

See also: Albizia, Mimosa, Silk tree, Green, Pink

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