Mimosa trees, also known as Persian silk trees, are fast-growing trees that require regular pruning. With its fragrant, puffy pink flowers from April to July and its feathery, fern-like foliage, this ...

Pink mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) trees, also known as silk trees, are beautiful, drought-resistant, and delightful to observe. The leaves fold when touched at night or when exposed to extreme cold or ...

Dear Neil: We have property near the Red River and would like to plant a mimosa tree. What side of the house should it go on? Mimosa flowers are chief compelling asset to otherwise troubled tree That ...

Q: My spectacular mimosa was transplanted from my yard in Boston to my summer cottage on Cape Cod but died suddenly this summer after 20 years. The flowers, leaves and pods all suddenly dropped, and ...

DEAR NEIL: We have property near the Red River and would like to plant a mimosa tree. What side of the house should it go on? Dear Reader: That depends on many things. If you want it for shade, the ...

I’ve been trying to grow a mimosa tree from pods I picked from a tree nearby, but I’m not having any luck. I’ve used green seeds, brown seeds, nipped the edges and placed them in potting soil. No luck ...

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