Silk Tree
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- summer flower
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- Specimen in a landscape
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- summer foliage
A broad, spreading tree with finely textured foliage and pink, silky, 'powder puff' blooms in the summer. It is sometimes grown as a multi-stemmed tree. Adapts well to drought, high pH and soil salinity, as long as the soil is well-drained. It prefers a site in full sun. Also called Silky Mimosa or Persian Silk tree and it is a member of the legume family.
- Common Name: Silk Tree
- Height: 30' tall
- Spread: 30' wide
- Type: Deciduous
- Zone: 6 - 9
