 Largest and oldest Mimosa Tree in Polk County, North Carolina. It is over 100 years old. It can be seen at Mimosa Inn on Highway 108 in Tryon, North Carolina |
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Common Name: Mimosa
Scientific Name: Albizia julibrissin 'Rosea'
Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Serendipity Ranch
Columbus, North Carolina
June 20, 2002
Largest and oldest Mimosa Tree in Polk County, North Carolina. It is over 100 years old. It can be seen at Mimosa Inn on Highway 108 in Tryon, North Carolina |
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Native to Asia from Iran to Japan. Rapid growth to 40 feet with wider spread. Fluffy pink flowers like pincushions on ferry-leafed branches in summer. Blooms carry a delicate gardenia scent. Flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies. 'Rosea' has richer pink flowers and is considered hardier. Mimosa does best with high summer heat. Tolerates constant wind, salt spray, and alkaline soil. With regular watering, it grows fast; on skimpy moisture, it usually survives but grows slowly, looks yellowish. A favorite climbing tree of Southern children, mimosa is unfortunately beset by a host of problems, including short life, susceptibility to wilt disease and webworm, unattractive seed pods in winter, and weak, brittle branches. It also reseeds prolifically. [Bender, Steve, Southern Living Garden Book, The. Oxmoor House, Inc., Book Division of Southern Progress Corporation, Birmingham, 1998]
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