Scientific Name
Albizia julibrissin

Common Name
Mimosa

Hardiness Zones: 6-9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Site Requirements: Sun; range of soil types; drought and wind tolerant
Texture: Fine
Form: Vase shaped; often multistemme d; flat top crown
Height: 20 to 35'
Width: 25 to 30'
Leaf: 20" alternate, bipinnately compound leaf; late to leaf out; no fall color
Flower/Fruit: Fragrant, light todeep pink, thread like flowers in summer; 5 to 7" gray-brown seeds pods
Comments: Short-lived; subject to vascular wilt disease; good summer color; attracts hummingbirds; reseeds
Cultivars: Charlotte and Tryon are disease resistant
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