Albizia julibrissin f. rosea (Pink Silk Tree)

Fast-growing, award-winning Albizia julibrissin f. rosea (Pink Silk Tree) is a small to medium-sized, deciduous tree with a flat-topped, spreading canopy of large, fern-like bipinnate, green leaves. Sensitive, the leaflets fold when touched and at night. Fluffy rose-pink, powder puff flowerheads, with prominent stamens, open in early summer and cover the tree until mid-summer. Fragrant, the blossoms are attractive to bees and butterflies. They are followed by flat bean-like seed pods, 7 in. long (17 cm), which persist into winter. A colorful and exotic-looking landscape tree that is most attractive as a multi-stemmed tree.

• Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society
• Grows quickly with an open habit, up to 20-35 ft. tall (600-750 cm) and 12-20 ft. wide (360-600 cm).
• A full sun lover, this plant is best grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Tolerates light shade, but the best flower production is obtained in full sun. Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, including poor or alkaline soils. Drought tolerant and thrives in the high summer heat and humidity. Grows fast with regular water.
• Perfect for shrub borders, coastal gardens, or Mediterranean gardens.
• Pest-free, it is deer resistant. Keep an eye out for Verticillium wilt.
• Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer. Propagate by seed: collect seeds from pea-like pods and soften their coats in very hot water, leave to cool for 24 hours, and sow. After germination transplant into root trainers to avoid disturbing tap roots
• Albizia julibrissin species is native to China, Iran to Japan.
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