Albizia julibrissin
SILK TREE, PERSIAN SILK TREE
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae

 
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Plant type: deciduous tree or shrub

Hardiness zones: 7-12

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: first line salt wind, light frost
6m
Plant habit
 
6m

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Pruning: Retain only one main trunk for a tree or tip prune regularly from a young age for a shrub.

 
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Albizia julibrissin
SILK TREE, PERSIAN SILK TREE
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae

 

  Plant type: deciduous tree or shrub

Hardiness zones: 7-12

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: first line salt wind, light frost
6m
Plant habit
 
6m

FEATURES

Flowers: mildly fragrant flowers in white or pink

Flowering Time: early summer to early autumn

Ornamental Fruit: brown pod


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean, contemporary & coastal designs

Uses: informal screen, shade tree, windbreak

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting , deer resistant






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