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Bloom of the Day for March 5th, 2007:

Silk Tree
(Albizia julibrissin)

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Information:
Type of plant: Trees

Bloom color: Pink

Bloom time of year: Mid Summer

Sun requirements: Sun to Partial Shade

Cold hardiness: Zone 6a to Zone 10b

Height: 30-40 ft. (9-12 m)

Spacing: 10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m), 12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m), 15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

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threegardeners wrote:
What a beautiful Tree...the blooms look like the sensitive plant, are they related?

dave wrote:
Indeed they are - both in the Mimosa family!

Joan wrote:
What a great shot!

claypa wrote:
Around here, it's a weed. Every spring I have to pull a few out of the ground, and hope it doesn't come back.

threegardeners wrote:
A weed???? I have tried so many times over the years to grow one of these things, they don't like indoor conditions...and here you are just ripping them up...sheesh...enough to drive a person insane.....


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