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We actually would like to dig some mimosa trees for our backyard, but how do you tell a female from a male when they are very small? Do females bloom when they are 2' to 3' tall? We have an abundance of them but all are flowerless at this time. The only bloomers we see are over 10' and closer to 15'. Any help would be appreciated.
I'm assuming when you say Mimosa tree, you mean Albizia julibrissin? [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] They don't have separate male and female trees. They're also very invasive, so you might want to consider getting rid of them.
If your trees are not yet flowering, then they are either saplings from ones close by, some that have flowered and set their seeds and they have landed in your yard, or your trees, if planted by yourself, have not reached maturity yet, maybe if you have too many, they are over crowded and cant root well, or maybe they are not the Mimosa trees both Ecrane and I call AIbizia, they are easy to grow in the right conditions and as Ecrane has much more experience than I do about these trees, then perhaps you need a picture to post for better ID of the trees, as if they are so invasive, would you want a whole yard full of them as you will have to have them cut down or they may invade your neighbours if you have any. good luck, WeeNel.
Hello,
We are stationed in Turkey and plan on retiring next year to open a boarding kennel here. I believe we are considered zone 10 (all I know is that it's 110 degrees today!) Does anyone have suggestions for plants and trees for a hot, humid climate with mild winters? Thank you in advance for your help.
On Mimosa/Albizia- The small ones I pull up have very long taproots, so dig deep if you are going to dig. If you do get them blooming and making seedpods, you'll have plenty of babies coming up, for years.
