Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris (Albizia julibrissin)

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Kelli L.A. (Canoga Park), CA(Zone 10a) Mar 24, 2003

The mimosa tree provides a shady and relatively humid spot for my "jungle".

Common name: Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Albizia
Species julibrissin

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/1764/

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rootdoctor Harrisville, MI(Zone 5b) Mar 24, 2003

Very Nice Kelli,what are the stripped leaves,a canna?

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Kelli L.A. (Canoga Park), CA(Zone 10a) Mar 24, 2003

It is a varigated ginger, Alpinia zerumbet (not sure of the spelling).

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rootdoctor Harrisville, MI(Zone 5b) Mar 24, 2003

That was going to be my next guess,very nice,all of it is!My Silk tree is going to be 3 this year,hope to see a bloom,and can't wait for it to look a good as yours.
Bob

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woodspirit1 Lake Toxaway, NC(Zone 7a) Jun 07, 2003

I have always loved mimosa trees, but I wonder if there is a variety that does not die off after reaching maturity? isn't there some fungus or virus that kills them? When I lived in Savannah, there was a double column of them running down the middle of a street. I think it was called Habersham or Abercorm Street. They all died the same year.

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Kelli L.A. (Canoga Park), CA(Zone 10a) Jun 09, 2003

I've not heard of a disease that kills them. Maybe we don't have that out here. The trees are prone to heart rot. Whoever lived here before us cut back the tree severely and this allowed it to rot inside. (The tree is planted right under where the powerlines go to the house. You have to wonder about some people sometimes.) The heartwood is all rotted now and eventually we will have a hollow tree. The tree just keeps plugging along, though. The heartwood in a tree is always dead. It provides structural support but isn't necessary for the day to day life of the tree. We lost a big branch in a windstorm a few years ago, but since then, nothing else has happened and we get 50 and 60 mph winds here every fall. I wouldn't hang anything heavy in the tree or want a kid to climb in it.

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donnacat24 twelve mile, IN(Zone 5a) Jul 09, 2003

i live in northern indiana. will my mimosa tree survive winter?

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Kelli L.A. (Canoga Park), CA(Zone 10a) Jul 10, 2003

They are considered hardy to zone 7.

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