Albizia julibrissin 'Alba': 'Alba' Mimosa Tree

Edward F. Gilman, Dennis G. Watson, Ryan W. Klein, and Deborah R. Hilbert

Release Date: 2/12/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-st069-1993

Agriculture

Abstract

This fast-growing, deciduous tree has a low branching, open, spreading habit and delicate, lacy, almost fern-like foliage. Fragrant, silky, white puffy pompom blooms, two inches in diameter, appear in abundance from late April to early July creating a spectacular sight.

About this Publication

This document is ENH228, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 1993. Revised February 2013 and November 2023. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Edward F. Gilman, professor emeritus; Dennis G. Watson, former associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Ryan W. Klein, assistant professor, arboriculture; and Deborah R. Hilbert, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center; Department of Environmental Horticulture; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Gilman, E., & Watson, D. (2026). Albizia julibrissin “Alba”: “Alba” Mimosa Tree. EDIS, 2003(10). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-st069-1993

Authors

Edward F. Gilman

professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture

Deborah Hilbert

biological scientist and alum, Environnmental Horticulture Department, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL

Dennis G. Watson

former associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Gainesville, FL

Ryan Klein

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, arboriculture, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

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Contacts

Andrew Koeser

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

professor, landscape management, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL

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