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Silk Tree

Albizia julibrissin · Fabaceae

A spreading umbrella-shaped tree with feathery ferny foliage and fluffy pink powderpuff flowers through summer that draw butterflies and bees. Gives light, elegant dappled shade.

At a glance

Habit: Tree
Light: Full Sun
Water: Drought-Tolerant
Soil: Loam, Sandy Soil, Well-Drained
Climate: Warm Temperate, Subtropical, Mediterranean
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 8 m H × 8 m W
Foliage: Deciduous
Flowering: Summer Flowering, Long-Flowering
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Shade Tree
Feature / Specimen
Butterfly-Attracting
Bee & Pollinator
Water-Wise
Weed / Invasive Risk
Thornless