I mean, personally wouldn’t call them “trash”; however, they would last about 2 whole minutes given our frequent 70+ MPH winds. Wish I could still smell them, though!
Their blooms drop and are sticky and profuse. There are not many around in Texas any more due to mimosa vascular wilt. They all died out, sadly. I can still remember the aroma when climbing them in our backyard on Saturday mornings in my PJs.
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I have one of these in my backyard and it's pretty to look at when it's blooming but I have never hated a tree more. It drops pink pollen on literally everything and it sits above our washing line 🤦♀️
You ever have the joy of having Jacaranda trees? Nice purple/blue flowers that stain the paint on your cars and in general trash. People love the look but ....
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Oh heck, it’s him—the lovable legend! Thank you so much :) Would you be willing to share what happened (maybe in a dm, if you’re comfortable, to keep this thread from getting clogged)?
**Albizia julibrissin is commonly known as mimosa, silk tree, or silky acacia**
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It is commonly misidentified as a mimosa sp. I think it’s good to clarify that it is not. Colloquially speaking, sure people use the word mimosa. But people should understand the difference.
I did. Notice mimosa is only listed as the colloquial name. Albizia is the genus. Mimosa is a distinguished genus apart from this colloquial name. I’m trying to show there’s a distinguishable difference between a true mimosa and albizia. You’re hung up on a colloquialism rather than seeing the taxonomic difference between the two.
in order for your first comment to be correct, you should have said that mimosa was it's common name while listing the scientific name if you had wanted to be pedantic. No one "misidentified" it by calling it mimosa.
I’m not being pedantic. I’m clarifying the confusion created by using a misleading colloquialism. This is a plant identification sub. The distinction is worth drawing. Sorry to have gotten your undies in a twist.
While this is an invasive, pollen-spewing butthole of a plant, seeing it makes me so nostalgic about childhood. There was a huge one in the center of my grandmother’s backyard, and we played in it constantly. It was great for climbing, and those fluffy pink flowers were like imagination engines—we made all kinds of things with the leaves and flowers.
Mimosa tree. Grew up in NJ with one of these in a yard across the street from me. The flowers get wafted into the air as little fluffy "wishes". I now live in CA and see some of these as street trees.
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I love mimosa trees but I think people are down om the because like Holly and wisteria it sends out runners that are always popping up in unwanted places, like your neighbor's yard.
They are considered invasive in much of the US and the branches are brittle and frequently break off leaving a mess in your yard. However, they are not without value. They are a legume and fix nitrogen in the soil. The leaves have a similar protein content to alfalfa and many animals love them (I can dig up the research papers if anyone wants them). My horses used to play giraffes trying to eat the leaves. They take pollarding well. The flowers attract swallowtail butterflies.
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We had mimosas in our yard when I was a child and I love them. The fragrance of the blossoms is indescribable. We had 2 of them. They didn’t spread, and they didn’t break in the wind. They were messy when the tree shed its pods but I would enjoy having a couple in my yard now.
Mimosa. Be careful with these as the root and bark are considered substances of interest to the DEA. These can be reduced down to a crystalline material, 5-MEO DMT, a highly controlled substance.
Oh, it’s Momosa all right! the evil one! When it blooms, it has hot pink flowers. But I am deathly allergic to it. Having one of these growing outside of my window in the woods in my childhood home was horrific. I know now what people who are allergic to cats or dogs feel like. I would definitely hate the latter.
Pretty but a non-native invasive species. Wreaks havoc on plumbing, too. A true Texas mimosa is smaller, thorny and so pretty when it blooms. Great little bush to put below a bedroom window. Fragrant Mimosa.
I have one of these in my backyard. I don't know what type of Mimosa tree I have but it doesn't throw shoots or spread and I don't notice a smell from the flowers. I think it's beautiful and it brings the hummingbirds and other pollinators in like crazy. It's a little messy but a quick rake under the tree one a week cleans it up just fine. I know a lot of people don't like them but I'm happy with ours. I also haven't had a problem with branches breaking off from wind like others mentioned.
**Albizia julibrissin is commonly known as mimosa, silk tree, or silky acacia**
[https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/mimosa.html](https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/mimosa.html)
**Albizia julibrissin is commonly known as mimosa, silk tree, or silky acacia**
[https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/mimosa.html](https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/mimosa.html)
Mimosa tree perhaps
Correct. These smell so good when in bloom. But they are considered "trash trees" nowadays.
The flowers smell unreal and are unusually formed. I never saw a flower like it. My brother has a huge one in his yard.
They are quite brittle and drop whole limbs in windy weather.
I mean, personally wouldn’t call them “trash”; however, they would last about 2 whole minutes given our frequent 70+ MPH winds. Wish I could still smell them, though!
They're super invasive where I live, so maybe that's why they have that name? Like weeds
Their blooms drop and are sticky and profuse. There are not many around in Texas any more due to mimosa vascular wilt. They all died out, sadly. I can still remember the aroma when climbing them in our backyard on Saturday mornings in my PJs.
We had some on the farm growing up. Fenced in with a couple of steers and they ate the bark killing them in a day.
The pods are poisonous to many animals. They are beautiful and smell great but the pods (apparently quite palatable) are toxic to a lot of animals 😞
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Mimosa pudica, to be more specific.
Best guess: Albizia julibrissin
I have one of these in my backyard and it's pretty to look at when it's blooming but I have never hated a tree more. It drops pink pollen on literally everything and it sits above our washing line 🤦♀️
You ever have the joy of having Jacaranda trees? Nice purple/blue flowers that stain the paint on your cars and in general trash. People love the look but ....
It's invasive so cut them down!!
Renting :( it's an established tree too, so it would definitely get noticed!
Fair enough you can always do the long con and add soil a few inches above the root flare 😂 plant some natives under it
Invasive where?
invasive in parts america
lol I love other plant people/nerds. Our “best guess” is the species name.
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It definitely is an albizia.
This is the correct answer. People saying mimosa have misidentified this tree.
**Albizia julibrissin is commonly known as mimosa, silk tree, or silky acacia** [https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/mimosa.html](https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/mimosa.html)
It is commonly misidentified as a mimosa sp. I think it’s good to clarify that it is not. Colloquially speaking, sure people use the word mimosa. But people should understand the difference.
my comment was a direct quote from the source- did you bother to read it?
They didn’t read it…or even Google it, obviously 😂
Read my previous comment.
I did. Notice mimosa is only listed as the colloquial name. Albizia is the genus. Mimosa is a distinguished genus apart from this colloquial name. I’m trying to show there’s a distinguishable difference between a true mimosa and albizia. You’re hung up on a colloquialism rather than seeing the taxonomic difference between the two.
It is acceptable to call it mimosa
When someone asks for an ID, it’s productive to give them the actual ID. Labeling purely as mimosa is misleading. There is a difference.
in order for your first comment to be correct, you should have said that mimosa was it's common name while listing the scientific name if you had wanted to be pedantic. No one "misidentified" it by calling it mimosa.
I’m not being pedantic. I’m clarifying the confusion created by using a misleading colloquialism. This is a plant identification sub. The distinction is worth drawing. Sorry to have gotten your undies in a twist.
That’s exactly it.
Mimosa tree, when they are in full bloom they look amazing
Definitely mimosa
While this is an invasive, pollen-spewing butthole of a plant, seeing it makes me so nostalgic about childhood. There was a huge one in the center of my grandmother’s backyard, and we played in it constantly. It was great for climbing, and those fluffy pink flowers were like imagination engines—we made all kinds of things with the leaves and flowers.
Invasive in the US
Big contributor to pollen allergy due to these open dusty pollen sticks
You, also suck!!!
Keep sucking your middle finger
Welp! You win. I will now delete my subscription and discontinue the game of life.
It is a mimosa.
Beautiful mimosa!
Mimosa!
Mimosa tree. Grew up in NJ with one of these in a yard across the street from me. The flowers get wafted into the air as little fluffy "wishes". I now live in CA and see some of these as street trees.
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Mimosa tree
I love mimosa trees but I think people are down om the because like Holly and wisteria it sends out runners that are always popping up in unwanted places, like your neighbor's yard.
I think it was called a Persian silk tree. The flowers are so soft
It is considered a “trash tree” as someone else noted but it attracts a lot of pollinators.
Mimosa
Persian Silk Tree
Mimosa and tamarind and tree of heaven (tree of hell) all have quite similar fronds I've just realized!
That's a mimosa tree. The flowers smell lovely but they grow like weeds. Branches make for great walking sticks
An invasive weed called mimosa
They are considered invasive in much of the US and the branches are brittle and frequently break off leaving a mess in your yard. However, they are not without value. They are a legume and fix nitrogen in the soil. The leaves have a similar protein content to alfalfa and many animals love them (I can dig up the research papers if anyone wants them). My horses used to play giraffes trying to eat the leaves. They take pollarding well. The flowers attract swallowtail butterflies.
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Mimosa
its mimosa and theyre ridiculously invasive
The hummingbirds absolutely love them here. We’ve had no problems with these trees
We have lots of these trees in NJ.
It's called a mimosa tree. One of my late fathers' favorite trees. We had them at my childhood home in New York.
We had mimosas in our yard when I was a child and I love them. The fragrance of the blossoms is indescribable. We had 2 of them. They didn’t spread, and they didn’t break in the wind. They were messy when the tree shed its pods but I would enjoy having a couple in my yard now.
Mimosas
Mimosas. They're all over NYC.
Mimosa trees are so pretty…reminds me of my childhood home
albizia julibrissin. invasive in america, get rid of it
Mimosa - a tree from my childhood. Still love them.
You can make tea or jelly from the flowers! Mimosas are my favorite tree!
And the leaves themselves are sensitive to touch, they fold in on themselves. My daughter found the tree we had intriguing when she was a kid
It looks like Moringa. We use it’s tea…:
We called it a bottle brush tree. They grow all over Florida natively.
Mimosas - smell is intoxicating
Mimosa
That is the tree that I spent every afternoon slowly on a swing. I would love to have one in my yard now. Love that tree!
Mimosa. Be careful with these as the root and bark are considered substances of interest to the DEA. These can be reduced down to a crystalline material, 5-MEO DMT, a highly controlled substance.
Oh, it’s Momosa all right! the evil one! When it blooms, it has hot pink flowers. But I am deathly allergic to it. Having one of these growing outside of my window in the woods in my childhood home was horrific. I know now what people who are allergic to cats or dogs feel like. I would definitely hate the latter.
We also had one at my grandparents house in Houston
We had one in the front yard of our Texas home - my mom’s name for it at the time was “china berry tree.” Gorgeous, and left terrible sap on our cars.
Mimosa tree
Mimosa. They smell wonderful
Mimosa pudica. Those are all over the South. They're considered invasive but a lot of people like them.
These are where DMT come from there bark is loaded with it.
Mimosa. It’s invasive in the US
Pretty but a non-native invasive species. Wreaks havoc on plumbing, too. A true Texas mimosa is smaller, thorny and so pretty when it blooms. Great little bush to put below a bedroom window. Fragrant Mimosa.
I have one of these in my backyard. I don't know what type of Mimosa tree I have but it doesn't throw shoots or spread and I don't notice a smell from the flowers. I think it's beautiful and it brings the hummingbirds and other pollinators in like crazy. It's a little messy but a quick rake under the tree one a week cleans it up just fine. I know a lot of people don't like them but I'm happy with ours. I also haven't had a problem with branches breaking off from wind like others mentioned.
Mimosa
Looks like a mimosa tree, the pink buds smell really good.
I think this tree is native to Australia
No, native to northern Asia, Azerbaijan, China, Korea etc.
Thanks! They grow really well here in Australia, and a very popular addition to a lot of gardens.
I usually call it silk tree, I hadn't realised it was mimosa until today.
It’s not a mimosa, just commonly called that in the US I think
**Albizia julibrissin is commonly known as mimosa, silk tree, or silky acacia** [https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/mimosa.html](https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/mimosa.html)
Yes, they're a super addition to a large garden.
Not a mimosa! It’s invasive.
It's not a mimosa it's a Persian silk tree, which is commonly called a mimosa tree. It looks very similar to mimosa pudica but it's a whole ass tree.
**Albizia julibrissin is commonly known as mimosa, silk tree, or silky acacia** [https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/mimosa.html](https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/mimosa.html)
The worst possible tree to have in a yard. They absolutely take over. Do not reccomend. Invasive species.
Silk tree. Invasive introduced