Can Anyone Identify This Tree/shrub
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Barbara Passaro on Jun 10, 2013It looks like an mimosa treeHelpful Reply
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Maureen Pelt on Jun 10, 2013I agree with Barbara, it is a mimosa tree.Helpful Reply
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Genna Scartaccini on Jun 10, 2013Mimosa TreeHelpful Reply
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Nancy Hand on Jun 10, 2013Its a Mimosa Tree. The hummingbirds love these trees. They are very invasive thought. They re-seed everywhere. :)Helpful Reply
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Cheryl on Jun 10, 2013Thanks everyone, I love the flowers but really don't want to put an invasive species in my landscape.Helpful Reply
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Nancy Hand on Jun 10, 2013Cheryl, I love the flowers bc I love plants that attract hummingbirds. With that said I would not plant one of these in my yard. Daves has a good web site...... http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/254/#bHelpful Reply
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Alice G on Jun 10, 2013Definitely a Mimosa I had a beautiful one in my yard up north I miss it here in FloridaHelpful Reply
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Jun 10, 2013It is a Mimosa Tree. It is really difficult to transplant one but they freely seed.Helpful Reply
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Tammy@Deja Vue Designs on Jun 10, 2013Yup...mimosa!Helpful Reply
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Patricia W on Jun 10, 2013The " Silk Tree" or mimosa is a favorite here in Oregon! They were the last trees to produce "leafs" in our nursery so some folks did not like them. But, they were also the last to drop their leaves! Ive seen them all over Eugene, some as tall as a two story house. Ive never ever seen shoots growing near them in the time we had them in our nursery.Helpful Reply
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Virginia M on Jun 11, 2013mimosa (silk tree)Helpful Reply
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Cynthia Goodnight on Jun 11, 2013it's a mimosa! I love those!!! they make great tree-climbing trees for kids too!Helpful Reply
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Chris Hensley on Jun 11, 2013It's common name is Mimosa - there are other plants with the same common name. The botanical name is Albizia julibrissin. Google that and you'll find lots of good info!Helpful Reply
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Linda Goff on Jun 11, 2013I have a Mimosa Tree in my back yard and it has gotten pretty big; I love their Blooms!Helpful Reply
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Judy Foshee on Jun 11, 2013Mimosa tree.Helpful Reply
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Paula M on Jun 11, 2013Definetly Mimosa,very invasive.Root system will crack a foundation,driveway,etc.Helpful Reply
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Alyce W on Jun 11, 2013for sure a mimosa tree...one of the most invasive plants around..be careful where you put it...you'll have them EVRYWHEREHelpful Reply
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P on Jun 11, 2013A mimosa tree. Beautiful, but the roots can destroy sewer systems, foundations etc.Helpful Reply
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Ann Burton on Jun 11, 2013They grow like weeds here in North Carolina!Helpful Reply
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Rachel on Jun 11, 2013Mimosa for sure!Helpful Reply
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Peg on Jun 11, 2013I used to save the mimosa seeds as a kid, we would dry them them make necklaces out of them with needle and thread.Helpful Reply
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Lynn on Jun 11, 2013Don't NOT plant because they reseed! Just easily pull up the babies! They are a lovely tree!Helpful Reply
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Paris Jones on Jun 11, 2013they are pretty when they flower. they do not transplant well at all.Helpful Reply
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Vickie Foss on Jun 11, 2013We had a huge memosa in the front yard when I was growing up in Texas. Loved that tree! I can still remember the beautiful fragrance.Helpful Reply
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Gayle P. on Jun 11, 2013I remember them growing up in Ga. The mimosa, yes they are like the wisteria which I love, but they grow out of control in this area. I guess the warm seasons help. They smell sooooo good.Helpful Reply
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Sylvia Smothers Lawing on Jun 11, 2013It is a love-hate decision. Kind of like wisteria. It is beautiful,fragrant and wonderfully graceful. I love the Mimosa. We had one when I was a child,no trouble at all. It grew on our driveway embankment. I spent many happy hours climbing in it. The flowers smell so sweet and they remind me of little ballerinas. You are going to have to weigh the pros and cons. By the way I am in NC. They grow easily here.Helpful Reply
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Melissa on Jun 11, 2013I love my mimosa. It's out in the yard a little ways and my husband mows around it and the babies don't get a start.Helpful Reply
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Lisa A on Jun 11, 2013if u love the tree let it grow,,, they are can be invasive but easily controled,,,, when i was a kid at my grandmothers house in okla they were rare and she called them bird of paradise,,, but when we moved to ga they were plentiful,,, not so much here in kyHelpful Reply
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Darlene T on Jun 11, 2013< this is Mimosa... my dog...lol, her name is Mimosa. I love the tree so much, that I named her after it!Helpful Reply
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Bluecat68 on Jun 12, 2013http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albizia, i have one on my gardem, very beautifulHelpful Reply
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Anne gaddis on Jun 12, 2013i have 3 in my yard. it is a mimosa. they are invasive but just pull up the babies. i live in missouri .Helpful Reply
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Ellen Eldredge S on Jun 12, 2013Yes, Mimosa - here in N.C. easy to get a stinging caterpillar bag worm - careful and definitely spray if you see the insects right away. Very bad to sting children -or anyone!Helpful Reply
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Linda Hinchey on Jun 12, 2013It's a Mimosa. I have one!Helpful Reply
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Nanapapa Eands on Jun 12, 2013Mimosa, and they grow good here in southern Louisiana! Love the smell of the blooms....my grand kids call them Rain trees because when you are under them during blooming stages it feels like its misting you!Helpful Reply
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Kathy Forte' on Jun 12, 2013Mimosa TreeHelpful Reply
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Glh on Jun 13, 2013Pretty tree but you will have them coming up everywhere. We took out our Mimosa tree over 5 years ago and still have to pull up starts from the seeds that seem to travel pretty well around the yard.Helpful Reply
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Linda Branum on Jun 14, 2013I love these trees and just pull them up if they come up where I don't won't them. Love because they grow so fast and are beautiful.Helpful Reply
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Cynthia on Jun 24, 2013MIMOSA. They are invasive and will set seeds all over your yard. Beautiful though!Helpful Reply
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Jan Ziglinski Cawelti on Jun 30, 2013it is called a mamosa tree my parents had of two of them in the back yardHelpful Reply
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Patricia W on Jun 30, 2013I saw a few the other day that were at least 50 feet high! I adore them!!!Helpful Reply
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Lana Merrill on Jun 30, 2013I believe that tree is a minors.Helpful Reply
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Lana Merrill on Jun 30, 2013Help answer this question...Sorry spelled it wrong. It's a minors tree.Helpful Reply
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Evelyn McMullen on Jun 30, 2013Mimosa, extremely invasive. Anywhere there's a root you'll get another one. I've even had one come up in the front bed on opposite side of the house from the side patio where I had one cut down. They also will grow very rapidly so stay on top if you don't want them everywhere.Helpful Reply
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Peggy Davis on Jun 30, 2013Mimosa...grows well in Mississippi..many consider it invasive, but a guy down the road likes them and keeps them trimmed. they look great on his property.Helpful Reply
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Darlene T on Jun 30, 2013I believe they also go by the name "Silk Tree" OR the Silk Tree could just be in the same family as the Mimosa.Helpful Reply
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Sylvia Smothers Lawing on Jul 01, 2013I have been noticing for you. I have seen hundreds in NC that are fully grown and beautiful. They were alone, there were no others close by. Since they had been growing for years,I would say they are fairly easy to control. If not there would have been half a dozen nearby.Just don't let them grow near buildings-have them in the open. They get large and tall like a maple tree. I vote for them. They are a delightful part of my southern childhood.Sweet as honeysuckle,lovely delicate blossoms.Helpful Reply
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Debbie on Jul 03, 2013Mimosa trees are a favorite memory of my childhood in the south. They also attract butterflies and hummingbirds!Helpful Reply
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Cathy Tanksley Garrard on Jul 25, 2013SURE WISH I COULD FIND ONE I TOO REMEMBER THEM FROM MY CHILDHOOD. THERE WERE THREE IN THE BACK YARD AT OUR HOUSE,, THEY SMELL SO GOOD!!!!Helpful Reply
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Linda Goff on Jul 26, 2013I found a baby one growing in my front yard; so I dug it up and put it in a pot to see if I could grow it; so far so good! I want to plant it in my back yard for a shad tree. I Love a Mimosa Tree they are beautiful!Helpful Reply
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Connie on Jul 26, 2013it is a mimosa tree I have them in my yard and love them the hummingbirds love themHelpful Reply
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Ellie Wing on Aug 05, 2013My best friend had a beautiful mimosa tree growing in her backyard. Oh, how I loved the smell of its blossoms! Every year she would give me a couple of seedlings to take home & get them to grown in my backyard. They never took, & now she's passed away. Each time I see a mimosa tree I think of her. :)Helpful Reply
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Sharon on Aug 05, 2013Ms Cathy Tanksley Garrard,I am coming to your town Sat. for my G~baby's 1st B-day... If I can still find one out behind our house(my hubby has been clearing out),I'll bring it w/ me and let you know ahead through this site... We loved climbing them as kids and the blooms were our little Barbie's umbrellas and we pretended to cook the seed pods .Ah,memories!Helpful Reply
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Sharolyn T on Jun 02, 2014They grow well here in East Texas, but I hadn't noticed that they are invasive. Maybe it depends on moisture and soil? Anyway, I had one in my back yard and I loved it. Look at the leaves as it starts to get dusk...they begin to close. I told my grandkids it was my 'prayer' tree. :)Helpful Reply
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Bea Rud on Jun 02, 2014Mimosa tree.Helpful Reply
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Cathy Kurpil on Jun 02, 2014I love Mimosa's...oh,oh, wait, you're talking about a tree! Hahaha love them too! Couldn't resist :)Helpful Reply
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Cyndi Neumann on Jun 02, 2014I agree with Mimosa, and it is a tree I believe! It is not blooming around here yet!Helpful Reply
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EL Hoard on Jun 16, 2014It is a Mimosa. My wife and I love these trees which dot the South, however; be careful if you park a car under one. The beautiful pink flowers will imprint onto the dad's paint if left on long enough to dry. Not sure if you can remove the imprint. Lowes carried a Chocolate version of the Mimosa at one time. I paid $100 for one about 4 1/2 ft tall. Planted it and deer broke it in have the next morning. Was NOT a happy camper.Helpful Reply
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Vicki K on Jun 17, 2014Pretty blooms about two weeks, then a year of mess and bean pods. Not worth it. Kin to a mesquite. Ugh. Redbud tree about the same. Nobody actually plants them.Helpful Reply
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Alice G on Jun 18, 2014I've had mimosa trees when I lived up north and now I live in Florida what I have now is the shrub version of the mimosa tree it's the same exact flower. We call it a powder puff. This pic looks exactly like my two shrubs I have in my yard. I don't think this pic is a tree it's the shrub versionHelpful Reply
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Linda Headley on Jun 18, 2014That is a mimosa tree. They are abundant in Arkansas.Helpful Reply
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Vicki lynn on Jun 22, 2014Mimosa I believeHelpful Reply
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85987 on Aug 04, 2014While this tree is commonly referred to as a mimosa in the United States, it is correctly identified as the Persian Silk tree Albizia julibrissin. The broad species Mimosa has a different flower and is part of a confusing array of herbs, shrubs and trees. The tree that we Americans call a Mimosa (and what is pictured in your photo) was likely mis-identified many years ago as being in the Mimosa family. Since trees are identified by their fruit and flowers, it is best to refer to it as being a Persian Silk tree - even though we all grew up calling it a Mimosa!Helpful Reply
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Beth on Sep 03, 2014Te mimosa is messy and very invasive. I will be chopping mine down!Helpful Reply
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Sheila on Sep 03, 2014Yes, Mimosas are pretty, but they are very messy and very invasive. Hard to keep from spreading and hard to get rid of!Helpful Reply
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Katie Price on Sep 03, 2014Mimosa (Albizia julibrisson) is fast growing (which means it has soft wood and breaks easily), and seeds itself prolifically (becomes invasive) Your neighbors might not appreciate your planting one in your landscape. You also might tire of having to pull up lots of seedlings every year.Helpful Reply
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Scott on Feb 15, 2015I think it is a female Japanese fern. I have a few in my front yard.Helpful Reply
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Tracey T on Feb 15, 2015Mimosa, for sure! We have them everywhere here!Helpful Reply
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EL Hoard on Feb 16, 2015Mimosa trees are beautiful, but can be invasive. Be careful not to plant anywhere near your autos as blooms that land on them will imprint themselves on the paint if allowed to stay on the vehicle. I personally love these trees as the dainty flowers and fern like leaves are beautiful.Helpful Reply
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