Albizia julibrissin

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Albizia

  Species:

  julibrissin

  Family:

  Fabaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Woody

  Wildlife Value:

  Attracts hummingbirds

  Play Value:

  Wildlife Food Source

  Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

  drought, wind, and some are disease resistant

  Dimensions:

  Height: 20 ft. 0 in. - 35 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Tree

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Multi-stemmed

  Open

  Spreading

  Vase

  Growth Rate:

  Rapid

  Maintenance:

  High

  Texture:

  Fine

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

  6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Gray/Silver

  Green

  Fruit Length:

  > 3 inches

  Fruit Description:

  5 to 7 in. gray-brown seed pods

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Pink

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Fragrant

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Summer

  Flower Description:

  Fragrant, light to deep pink, thread-like flowers in summer; Fragrant, light to deep pink, thread-like flowers in summer

• Leaves:

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Leaf Type:

  Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Alternate

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  > 6 inches

  Leaf Description:

  20 in. alternate, bipinnately compound leaf; late to leaf out; no fall color

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Design Feature:

  Flowering Tree

  Attracts:

  Butterflies

  Hummingbirds

  Songbirds

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Drought

  Wind

  Problems:

  Invasive Species

  Weedy