Hi, :)
I have a young Albizia julibrissum I bought last year, it's happily growing on my sunny terrace in a large pot and I was wondering when it would bloom for the first time?
I have a bigger one planted in the garden that hasn't bloomed yet but that could be because it doesn't get enough sun but the one on the terrace really gets plenty! Its size is about 1m tall..
Looks a bit young yet; also flowering may be very slow to get going (if it does at all!) as summers are so cool this far north. In Britain, it can't even be grown at all in most of the country, only in the warmest areas of the southeast.
Resin
Thanks Resin!
Yes I also thought it is a bit young but was just hoping... lol!
I have seen them blooming in a mountaneous area along a river in Brazil and even the young ones had some flowers, but yes of course our summers are not like in Brazil, but today it feels like it with nearly 40°C in the sun!!!
The one I have planted in the garden has survived the last dreadful winter with t° below -14C!!
I was pleasantly surprised it made it, even without any noticeable damage!
Yep, not surprising it survived that, it is very cold-hardy (zone 6 if I remember rightly), but being a continental climate species, does demand 4 months of 30 degree-plus summer.
Nice and hot here today, but that's 22*C, not 40*C!
Resin
Wanted to reply yesterday but was cut off from internet for a while,
all seems to be fixed now. Lol Resin! I meant nearly 40C in the sun, it was 26C in the shadow!
Strange you say its hardy until zone 6! It is hard to find one for sale over here because the growers say its doubtfully hardy..
It is definitely hardy...there are some other Albizia species that are a lot more tender but A. julibrissin is good to zone 6. Lots of people in colder climates like it because it looks sort of tropical but isn't. Unfortunately over here it is invasive in a number of areas. I'm not sure how it behaves over there.
When I heard on DG that this plant is invasive, I was quite surprised. It never really prospers in our cool climate. The only times I see it do well is in a very hot spot (against a building facing south). The more heat & sun you give it, the better it will do. Sometimes tip die-back happens in our winters as the growth doesn't fully ripen and our seasons aren't as well defined as its used to. I've seen them in bloom on trees the same size as yours in greenhouses but not in the landscape.
Thanks ecrane and growin!
Wish it was a little invasive here ecrane, it definitely isn't over here! The one I have in the garden has been planted for three years now and didn't grow much but is looking healthy anyway ..
I'm in love with its fern-like feathery foliage even without flowers.
I said earlier it came through the winter without any noticeable damage growin but now I recall it had a bit of die-back on the young shoots, had forgotten about that because it looks very lush now!
"The more heat & sun you give it, the better it will do"
That would make mine on the terrace very happy! :)
Meanwhile here today it is cold (14°C), foggy, and wet . . . absolutely the wrong weather for Albizia!
Nice for things like Sequoia sempervirens though.
Resin
Aaarrgh.....Sequoia sempervirens is a true beauty!!! Wish I had the space for it!....
Aaarrgh...Sequoia sempervirens is a true beauty!!! Wish I had the space for it!...
Wow!!!That must be a magnificent sight!
Here's one of the Abies grandis . . . 53 metres of tree there
Resin
Forgot to mention, spot the Sequoia sempervirens bark on the left edge of that pic!
Here's a group of Sequoiadendron giganteum in the same wood; tallest in this group is 48m.
Resin
And yes, it is magnificent ;-) There's something very humbling and awe-inspiring being among trees over 45m, you get to feel very small and insignificant among all the trees soaring so high above your head
Trunk on a Sequoia sempervirens, about a metre and a half diameter, maybe a bit more
Resin
Took all those pics a couple of years ago, the time-before-last I was up there. Last time, the weather wasn't good enough for decent tall tree photos
Picea sitchensis, 50-52m tall
Resin
There's something very humbling and awe-inspiring being among trees over 45m, you get to feel very small and insignificant among all the trees soaring so high above your head
