About
Albizia julibrissin is a medium-sized deciduous tree featuring a wide, open canopy. Its large, mimosa-like foliage consists of numerous small leaflets. In summer, the tree produces fluffy, greenish-yellow flowers with elongated stamens, which bloom at the crown. After flowering, it develops clusters of slender, pale brown pods that may persist into the winter months.
About the genus
Albizia includes a range of deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbing plants. They feature bipinnate foliage consisting of numerous small leaflets. The flower clusters are made up of many tiny flowers, notable for their prominent stamens.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Trees
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Mediterranean climate plants
- Native to
- Transcaucasus to Japan
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in full sun. Alternating mild and cold spells may damage top-growth. Saplings should flower in three years
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1 or pruning group 13 if wall-trained
- Propagation
- 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
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to verticillium wilt and honey fungus