silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 to 40 feet tall20 to 50 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Silk tree (Albizia julibrissin) is a tree for borders, containers, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Fragrant pink flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. It sits low on the menu for deer. The tree grows fast and tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Bloodgood Japanese maple, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Festiva Maxima peony.
Native range
Iran to Japan.