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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Fabaceae
|genus=Albizia
|species=julibrissin
|common_name=silk tree, mimosa, Persian silk tree, pink siris, Lenkoran acacia, bastard tamarind
|habit=tree
|Min ht box=5
|Min ht metric=m
|Max ht box=12
|Max ht metric=m
|origin=Iran to Japan
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|water=moderate, dry
|features=deciduous, flowers, invasive
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flowers=red, pink
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=6
|max_zone=9
|sunset_zones=4-23, 26-33
|image=AlbizziaJulibrissin3.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
''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==
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===Propagation===
Seed, but the hard seat coat requires scarification before germination can occur. Nick the seed with a file, soak it in sulfuric acid, or plunge it into boiling water.
===Pests and diseases===
Wilt disease.
==Varieties==
There are two varieties:
* ''Albizia julibrissin'' var. ''julibrissin''. The typical variety, described above.
* ''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.
==Gallery==
{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery -->
<gallery>
Image:Albizzia julibrissin in Sevastopol 1.jpg|
Image:Albizia julibrissin in Sevastopol 2 .jpg|
Image:AlbizziaJulibrissin6.jpg
Image:AlbizziaJulibrissin2.jpg
Image:Alhizzia Julihrissin.JPG|
Image:Hungary Pecs 2005 June 081.jpg
Image:AlbizziaJulibrissinFlower2.jpg
Image:AlbizziaJulibrissin3.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin 'Rosea'.jpg|f. ''rosea''
Image:Albizia-julibrisin.JPG|leaves, flowers and buds
Image:Albizia julibrissin2.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin4.jpg
Image:Albiza julibrissin4.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin5.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin1.jpg
Image:Albiza julibrissin2.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin 'Rosea' flower detail.jpg|f. ''rosea''
Image:Albiza julibrissin3.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin3.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin boubri.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin7.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin8.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin9.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
*{{wplink}}
<!--- *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
|familia=Fabaceae
|genus=Albizia
|species=julibrissin
|common_name=silk tree, mimosa, Persian silk tree, pink siris, Lenkoran acacia, bastard tamarind
|habit=tree
|Min ht box=5
|Min ht metric=m
|Max ht box=12
|Max ht metric=m
|origin=Iran to Japan
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|water=moderate, dry
|features=deciduous, flowers, invasive
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flowers=red, pink
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=6
|max_zone=9
|sunset_zones=4-23, 26-33
|image=AlbizziaJulibrissin3.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
''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==
<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
===Propagation===
Seed, but the hard seat coat requires scarification before germination can occur. Nick the seed with a file, soak it in sulfuric acid, or plunge it into boiling water.
===Pests and diseases===
Wilt disease.
==Varieties==
There are two varieties:
* ''Albizia julibrissin'' var. ''julibrissin''. The typical variety, described above.
* ''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.
==Gallery==
{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery -->
<gallery>
Image:Albizzia julibrissin in Sevastopol 1.jpg|
Image:Albizia julibrissin in Sevastopol 2 .jpg|
Image:AlbizziaJulibrissin6.jpg
Image:AlbizziaJulibrissin2.jpg
Image:Alhizzia Julihrissin.JPG|
Image:Hungary Pecs 2005 June 081.jpg
Image:AlbizziaJulibrissinFlower2.jpg
Image:AlbizziaJulibrissin3.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin 'Rosea'.jpg|f. ''rosea''
Image:Albizia-julibrisin.JPG|leaves, flowers and buds
Image:Albizia julibrissin2.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin4.jpg
Image:Albiza julibrissin4.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin5.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin1.jpg
Image:Albiza julibrissin2.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin 'Rosea' flower detail.jpg|f. ''rosea''
Image:Albiza julibrissin3.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin3.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin boubri.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin7.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin8.jpg
Image:Albizia julibrissin9.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
*{{wplink}}
<!--- *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
