Albizia julibrissin 'Evey's Pride'
Silk Tree 'Evey's Pride'
Albizia can be deciduous trees, shrubs or climbers. They have attractive bipinnate leaves with small leaflets, and flower-heads that consist of many small flowers with prominent stamens.In cooler climes it is best grown in a conservatory or greenhouse, or in a large pot that can be moved indoors in Winter. 'Evey's Pride' is a large shrub or small tree with domed head when adult. Fern like bronze foliage with pink flower heads in Summer. Needs sunny but sheltered position. Spreads by pods forming after flowers fade. The shedding of the flowers cause problems, so don't have one close to eating areas. Don't plant close to home, sidewalk or driveways due to roots spreading and causing damage.
Contributed by @robbiec
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Silk Tree 'Evey's Pride'
Latin name
Albizia julibrissin 'Evey's Pride'
type
Tree
family
Fabaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
4.00 M
6.00 M
Albizia julibrissin 'Evey's Pride'
Albizia can be deciduous trees, shrubs or climbers. They have attractive bipinnate leaves with small leaflets, and flower-heads that consist of many small flowers with prominent stamens.In cooler climes it is best grown in a conservatory or greenhouse, or in a large pot that can be moved indoors in Winter. 'Evey's Pride' is a large shrub or small tree with domed head when adult. Fern like bronze foliage with pink flower heads in Summer. Needs sunny but sheltered position. Spreads by pods forming after flowers fade. The shedding of the flowers cause problems, so don't have one close to eating areas. Don't plant close to home, sidewalk or driveways due to roots spreading and causing damage.
Planting Outdoors
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant container grow plants out in spring in full sun.
Propagation by cuttings
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
Propagation by seed
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Seeds can be collected from the pods that form after flowers have died. The seed will have to be soaked in hot water so that the seed case softens when they have cooled off plant in pots deep enough to allow the main root is not hurt when transplanting.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
The silk tree flowers appear in Summer. The flowers are corymbs with prominent stamens that give them the silky look. They are followed by flat brown seed-pods
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