About the Mimosa Tree :
The Mimosa tree, Albizzia julibrissin, sometimes
called Silk tree, was introduced to the United
States in 1745 for use as an ornamental plant
because of its unusual, attractive and fragrant
pom-pom like flowers and interesting fern-like
foliage.This deciduous tree is attractive to bees,
butterflies, and birds. In gardens this tree grows
to 20–30'.
Mimosa trees are fast-growing but rather
short-lived. It has a single trunk with smooth gray
bark. Each bipinnate leaf is made up of hundreds of
tiny leaflets coated in white hairs, giving the
foliage a silvery cast. In late winter or spring the
domed crown is decked in sprays of small, globular,
golden yellow flower heads. It is able to survive
winter in southern U.S., but flowers better in
climates with a longer, drier summer.
