2269 Morro Rd, Fallbrook, CA 92028
Albizia julibrissin
Albizia julibrissin
BOTANICAL NAME
Albizia julibrissin
COMMON NAME
Mimosa Tree, Persian Silk Tree, Silk Tree
The Mimosa tree is a deciduous, fast-growing ornamental native to Asia (Iran to Japan). It is widely admired for its fern-like, bipinnate leaves and its fluffy, pink, fragrant, pompom-like summer flowers. The canopy spreads wide and flat, giving it an umbrella-like form that provides light shade. In fall, the leaves fold up at night and drop after frost
Description
USES
- Specimen tree
- Erosion control
- Flowers attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies
HARDINES ZONES
- USDA Hardiness Zones 6 – 9
- Can tolerate temperatures of about 10°F
- Prefers warm temperate to subtropical
ROOT SYSTEM
- Spreading and shallow, with a tendency to form surface roots
- Can be invasive
MEASUREMENT & SIZES
- Can grow 20 to 40 ft tall and 20 to 50 ft wide
WATER NEEDS
- Low to moderate
- Drought tolerant once established but flowers more heavily with occasional deep watering
LIGHT NEEDS
- Full sun for best flowering
- Can tolerate very light shade
PRUNNING
- Remove crossing or weak branches
GROWTH RATE
- Fast growing – Can grow 2 to 4 ft per year under ideal conditions
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