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.
16. Silk Tree
(Albizia julibrissin)
Other Common Names: Pink Acacia, Mimosa Tree, Nemu Tree, Pink Siris, Bastard Tamarind, Lenkoran Acacia.
Family: Fabaceae,
Subfamily: Mimosoideae ...
Mimosa or Silk Tree
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.
SILK TREE
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.
Albizia - Silk Trees and False Acacias
Albizia julibrissin - Silk Tree; Mimosa; Pea Shame
Albizia lebbeck - Lebbeck; Woman's Tongue ...
Silk Tree, Mimosa al-BIZ-ee-a ju-li-BRIS-in
Deciduous tree, 20-30 ft (6-9 m), fast growing, spreading crown, does not leaf out until very late in spring (Don't be too quick cut down the "dead" tree in spring.) Leaves alternate, large, ...
Alba Silk Tree ( Albizia julibrissin )
Alba Spike Speedwell ( Veronica spicata )
Alba Spirea ( Spirea japonica ) ...
Silk tree makes a beautiful lawn accent. The graceful, leafy canopy permits enough light for grass to grow right up to the trunk.
Chemical: Silk tree seedlings and small trees can be controlled by applying a 2% solution of glyphosate (e.g., Roundup) or triclopyr (e.g., Garlon) and water plus a 0.5% non-ionic surfactant to thoroughly wet all leaves.
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) ...
Floss Silk Tree [English]: Ceiba speciosa
Floss Silk Tree [English]: Chorisia speciosa 'Majestic Beauty'
Floss Silk Tree [English]: Chorisia speciosa
Floss-Silktree [English]: Ceiba speciosa
Flossflower [English]: Ageratum houstonianum ...
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) ...
Ceiba speciosa (Floss Silk Tree) - This semi-deciduous large tree has several unique characteristics.
The ash is one of the last trees to come into leaf in the spring (Chinese pistache, linden, catalpa, and silk tree are others), often delaying two months behind the plum trees, and when in leaf casts a relatively thin shade, ...
Albizia julibrissin
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Hardiness Zones:
1 ...
Plant Database - Trees
Mimosa; Silk Tree
(Albizia julibrissin)
Form with flowers ...
Foliage: The shiny, bright green, alternate palmately compound leaves of the Malabar chestnut grow to about 12 inches long and are quickly shed. They are larger and showier than Chorisia speciosa, the popular floss-silk tree.
In your Flickr collection (from the link to your site), the unidentified tree is Floss Silk Tree, in case that is the one you mentioned here. I have come across this site as i was searching for a photograph of punnaga tree.
 See also: Albizia, Pink, Albizia julibrissin, Green, Mimosa
  
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