Mimosa Tree
Albizia julibrissin
Fabaceae (Legume Family)
▲▼ mature, flowering trees
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Location near campus: several coming up by homes south and east of campus
Albizia julibrissin: Mimosa or Silk Tree
· leaves alternate, deciduous, bipinnately compound with tiny leaflets; dark green and glabrous
· stems slender, greenish when young, gray-brown with age and many lenticels
· bark is smooth, gray brown
· grows 20-35' tall and equal or greater spread; often multi-trunked due to die back from cold or disease; open, rounded to flat-topped canopy
· flowers bright pink in axillary clusters in late spring to late summer; fruit is a pod
· prefers full sun; very soil adaptable
· prone to disease which causes trunk rot and die back; often short-lived
· fast growth rate
· Landscape uses of Mimosa:
o Small to medium-sized shade tree, specimen plant (when in flower)
o Not particular to soil type
o Often short-lived or unattractive over time
o Good for attracting butterflies