PlantFiles Pictures: Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris (Albizia julibrissin)

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Author Content Baa July 3, 2002 7:13 PM Post #34938 Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin Same tree a couple of months on, July 2002. [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] Click the image for an enlarged view. Lenjo Mount Angel, OR (Zone 8a) July 3, 2002 10:56 PM Post #295752 Hello Baa, Did you plant your mimosa tree from seed? I have probably twenty of these in my greenhouse that I started from seed, I had had in the yard here but they seem to grow pretty fast and maybe a little brittle here in zone 8 of western Oregon. My seed came from the midwest though from an uncle. These seed germinated quickly. I am hoping I can get more seed from my uncle. Baa July 4, 2002 5:43 AM Post #295853 Hi Lenjo No, I bought it as a first year sapling 6 years ago for just a few pennies. It doesn't come out of the greenhouse here although it's probably borderline hardy here, it's only 1ft tall! Well done on germinating the seeds! Were they easy to grow? Lenjo Mount Angel, OR (Zone 8a) July 4, 2002 2:35 PM Post #296046 They germinated easily, they are only a few months old, about 3 inches high. Baa July 4, 2002 5:14 PM Post #296113 Thanks Lenjo, I might give them a go in Autumn! pete2255 South East (United Kingdom) (Zone 8a) April 24, 2005 4:36 PM Post #1424545 Baa I grow albizia and I plant it out early, it seems to need to grow a tap root. Its hardy with me so it should be with you. pete. Baa May 16, 2005 6:42 AM Post #1473297 Thanks Pete2255, It did stay out this winter in it's pot, we have too many trees to plant them all out so it's still a teeny thing at 8 years old. hanna1 Castro Valley, CA (Zone 9a) May 16, 2005 1:28 PM Post #1474036 it's a plant you either love or hate it. The blooms are so pretty, mine is inground and over 15' tall. The leaf texture is very dainty, allows for dappled shade over my lawn. It is a very messy plant 80% of the time, the leaves, flowers drop a lot, but I love it, Annie bettyesgarden Houston, TX March 15, 2006 2:53 PM Post #2114786 I finally recieved my first Mimoa plant from a fellow gardener ( I ve' been wanting one forever) . I is currently in a pot and stands about 10 inches high with just a peek of green foliage showing. I can't wait to get home from work today and truyly inspect it and possibly put it in the ground- I have the perfect place picked out for it. any tips for planting in zone 9a- Houston ? hanna1 Castro Valley, CA (Zone 9a) May 16, 2006 12:15 PM Post #2285577 **BUMP** It should do fine at your location safflower Sun City, AZ April 7, 2008 9:34 PM Post #4773335 I have a mimosa I planted from a seedling in an oaken barrel about 2 years ago. It's now about 10' tall and doing very well.

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