Flowering TreesSilk Tree (Mimosa)
Albizia julibrissin
Silk Tree (Mimosa) (Albizia julibrissin) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 20-40 ft × 20-50 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs. Expect pink blooms in summer. It attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to drought.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 20-40 ft × 20-50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Drought
- Native to
- Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Silk Tree (Mimosa) is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
See the Silk Tree (Mimosa) in your own yard
Upload a photo and our AI designs with real plants like this one — matched to your USDA zone.
