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Albizia julibrissin f. rosea

 

Pink Silk Tree

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. 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. 'Albizia julibrissin f. rosea' is a broad-crowned, medium-sized deciduous tree. The leaves are mimosa-like, and the rose-pink flowers are fluffy and silky with prominent stamens

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plant Features
  • Pink Silk Tree likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Pink Silk Tree likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Pink Silk Tree is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Pink Silk Tree likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Pink Silk Tree

Latin name

Albizia julibrissin f. rosea

type

Tree

family

Fabaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Pink Silk Tree likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Pink Silk Tree is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Pink Silk Tree likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Pink Silk Tree likes very little 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

The size of a fully grown Pink Silk Tree is 4.00meters x 6.00meters 4.00 M 6.00 M

Albizia julibrissin f. rosea

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. 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. 'Albizia julibrissin f. rosea' is a broad-crowned, medium-sized deciduous tree. The leaves are mimosa-like, and the rose-pink flowers are fluffy and silky with prominent stamens


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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