Features:
Common name: Albizia lucida
Family: Mimosaceae
Origin: Asia, Nepal
Height at maturity: up to 6 meters
Hardiness: -15°C
Exposure: sunny, partial shade
Plant type: tree
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: deciduous
Flowering: spring
Flower color: white
Type of soil: fairly rich or open ground
Watering: normal
Use: in the garden, isolated, bonsai, greenhouse
Diseases and pests: spider mites and whiteflies in greenhouses
Toxicity: –
Storage of seeds: 2 years in a dry place away from light at 3/4°C (refrigerator)
Description:
A very beautiful albizia which presents small white flowers. After flowering numerous pod fruits appear, they are 25 cm long.
Its bark is gray with slight horizontal wrinkles. The leaves come in pairs and are light green.
