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Mimosa Tree |
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Persian Silk Tree |
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Silk Tree |
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Pink Siris |
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Pink Silk Tree |
Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 15-40 feet |
Plant Spread: | 20 to 40 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Other: green then brown pods 5 to 7 inches long |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Winter |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree Will Naturalize |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
Let's take a trip this week to Oregon and visit the lovely gardens created by Lynn Smith and her husband, Cliff. It's always fun to step out of our own climate to see what grows well in another, and sometimes it's even more fun to see what our climates have in common. You are going to love what you see!
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Posted by valleylynn (Dallas, OR - Zone 8b) on Oct 1, 2011 8:47 AM This tree tends to be an invasive species in the Eastern half of the United States, but not in the Pacific Coast states, where it is used widely with no invasive tendencies. [ Reply to this comment | |
Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jul 23, 2020 11:00 AM I first saw this tree planted somewhat commonly in far southern Illinois in the 1970's. It is occasionally planted in southeast Pennsylvania and has escaped cultivation to be seen here and there in the wild along forest edges and in some waste places. It is native from Iran to central China. it is a fast growing tree, over 2 feet/year. It has a tropical appearance; sort of Acacia-like with a vase-shaped habit, often with a few trunks, and a flat topped crown. It does not develop fall color. It often has problems with Fusarium Wilt Disease and Mimosa Webworm; plus some canker & leaf spot & rust disease & a virus that causes chlorotic leaf stippling is possible. There may be a few cultivars out there resistant to the wilt disease and nematodes. It is not a good quality tree with being weak-wooded and messy. I have not seen any conventional nurseries selling it in southeast Pennsylvania, but there are cheap mail order nurseries that do sell it. [ Reply to this comment | |
Posted by Kathy547 ( Arkansas - Zone 8b) on Dec 20, 2015 9:34 AM Mimosa trees are common in the South, especially around old home sites. In fact, many Southerners consider these to be weed-type trees because they tend to reseed easily. A lot of them will have trunks that branch close to the ground, making them good climbing trees for kids. It can be a bit messy when the flowers fall to the ground. |
Posted by RadlyRootbound (East-Central Mississippi - Zone 8a) on Feb 21, 2019 9:40 AM There is a strain of Mimosa trees that is dominant in the Birmingham, Alabama area and has white flowers instead of pink. In fact, when going through that region, I don't recall seeing any Mimosas with pink blooms, just white ones, and they grow wild everywhere. [ 4 replies | |
dragonfetti | On November 24, 2014 | Transplanted Transplanted from sidewalk gardens to north cactus garden. |
dragonfetti | On March 1, 2014 | Plant emerged Have several volunteer trees. |
AndreA33 | On November 9, 2017 | Transplanted Récupéré à Marcenais |
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What is this tree? Quickly spreading. Location: Turkey by rohffx | Sep 11, 2020 3:17 PM | 8 |
Please help ID this volunteer by scvirginia | Oct 22, 2020 4:17 PM | 15 |
fast growing shade tree for california zone 9b by ninashreeyahoocom | May 25, 2020 6:13 PM | 4 |
Dots and yellow leaves, help please by christinemm | Nov 14, 2019 4:17 AM | 7 |
mimosa tree by cathi1260 | Aug 3, 2019 6:28 PM | 2 |
subtropical flowering tree by elforestero | Jul 31, 2019 7:05 PM | 5 |
Identify plant by marykw | Jul 20, 2019 12:33 PM | 5 |
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Identification of plant by AcinonyxJubatus | Apr 23, 2019 4:55 PM | 14 |
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