Summer Chocolate Mimosa

Summer Chocolate Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate')
Height: 20 feet Spread: 15 feet Sunlight: Full sun Hardiness Zone: 6b Other Names: Silktree
 
Description: The Summer Chocolate Mimosa is a highly desired tree, admired for its attractive airy foliage that emerges coppery-green and matures to deep burgundy. Its open umbrella-like form adds a graceful touch to the landscape, and its leaves tend to close for the night. The tree is adorned with interesting and fragrant pink fuzzy flowers that are showy and add charm to any garden.
 
Ornamental Features:
Flowers: Showy, fragrant pink pincushion flowers along the branches in late summer.
Foliage: Attractive burgundy deciduous foliage that emerges coppery-bronze in spring. The ferny bipinnately compound leaves are highly ornamental but do not develop any appreciable fall color.
Fruits: Showy brown pods displayed in early fall.
 
Landscape Attributes:
Deciduous tree with a rounded form.
Extremely fine and delicate texture that makes it a great accent feature.
Requires occasional maintenance and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers.
Gardeners should be aware of potential disease issues.
 
Recommended Uses:
Accent
Shade
 
Planting & Growing:
Grows to about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet.
Low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, suitable for planting under power lines.
Grows at a fast rate and can live for 60 years or more under ideal conditions.
Thrives in full sunlight.
Very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions but will not tolerate standing water.
May require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat.
Not particular about soil type or pH, and can handle environmental salt.
Highly tolerant of urban pollution and will thrive in inner-city environments.
This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.