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|common_name=silk tree, mimosa, Persian silk tree, pink siris, Lenkoran acacia, bastard tamarind

|common_name=silk tree, mimosa, Persian silk tree, pink siris, Lenkoran acacia, bastard tamarind

|habit=tree

|habit=tree

|Min ht box=5

|Min ht metric=m

|Min ht box=20

|Max ht box=12

|Min ht metric=ft

|Max ht metric=m

|Max ht box=40

|Max ht metric=ft

|origin=Iran to Japan

|origin=Iran to Japan

|lifespan=perennial

|lifespan=perennial

|exposure=sun, part-sun

|exposure=sun

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|water=moderate, dry

|water=moderate, dry

|features=deciduous, flowers, invasive

|features=deciduous, flowers, invasive

|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer

|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer

|flowers=red, pink

|flowers=red, pink

|Temp Metric=°F

|Temp Metric=°F

|min_zone=6

|min_zone=8

|max_zone=9

|max_zone=12

|sunset_zones=4-23, 26-33

|sunset_zones=4-23, 26-33

|image=AlbizziaJulibrissin3.jpg

|image=AlbizziaJulibrissin3.jpg

|image_width=240

|image_width=240

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''Albizia julibrissin'' is a small [[deciduous]] tree growing to 5–12 m tall, with a broad crown of level or arching branches. The [[bark]] is dark greenish grey in colour and striped vertically as it gets older. The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[pinnate|bipinnate]], 20–45 cm long and 12–25 cm broad, divided into 6–12 pairs of pinnae, each with 20–30 pairs of leaflets; the leaflets are oblong, 1–1.5 cm long and 2–4 mm broad. The [[flower]]s are produced throughout the summer in dense [[inflorescence]]s, the individual flowers with no [[petal]]s but a tight cluster of [[stamen]]s 2–3 cm long, white or pink with a white base, looking like silky threads. They have been observed to be attractive to [[bee]]s, [[butterfly|butterflies]] and [[hummingbird]]s. The [[fruit]] is a flat brown [[legume|pod]] 10–20 cm long and 2–2.5 cm broad, containing several [[seeds]] inside.

''Albizia julibrissin'' is a small [[deciduous]] tree growing to 5–12 m tall, with a broad crown of level or arching branches. The [[bark]] is dark greenish grey in colour and striped vertically as it gets older. The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[pinnate|bipinnate]], 20–45 cm long and 12–25 cm broad, divided into 6–12 pairs of pinnae, each with 20–30 pairs of leaflets; the leaflets are oblong, 1–1.5 cm long and 2–4 mm broad. The [[flower]]s are produced throughout the summer in dense [[inflorescence]]s, the individual flowers with no [[petal]]s but a tight cluster of [[stamen]]s 2–3 cm long, white or pink with a white base, looking like silky threads. They have been observed to be attractive to [[bee]]s, [[butterfly|butterflies]] and [[hummingbird]]s. The [[fruit]] is a flat brown [[legume|pod]] 10–20 cm long and 2–2.5 cm broad, containing several [[seeds]] inside.

==Cultivation==

==Cultivation==

* ''Albizia julibrissin'' var. ''mollis''. Differs in the shoots being densely hairy.

* ''Albizia julibrissin'' var. ''mollis''. Differs in the shoots being densely hairy.

There is also a [[form (biology)|form]], ''Albizia julibrissin'' f. ''rosea'' which has, in the past, been classed either as a variety or as a [[cultivar]]. This is a smaller tree, only growing to 5–7 m tall, with the flowers always pink. Native to the northeast of the species' range in Korea and northern China, it is more cold-tolerant than the typical form, surviving temperatures down to at least -25 °C.

There is also a [[form (biology)|form]], ''Albizia julibrissin'' f. ''rosea'' which has, in the past, been classed either as a variety or as a [[cultivar]]. This is a smaller tree, only growing to 5–7 m tall, with the flowers always pink. Native to the northeast of the species' range in Korea and northern China, it is more cold-tolerant than the typical form, surviving temperatures down to at least -25 °C.

==Gallery==

==Gallery==