Wednesday I visited an extraordinary garden in Marblehead. Amongst the many specimens of unusual trees that are not widely grown in our region, which are growing in this sheltering tree-garden, was one of my very favorites, the stunning Mimosa Tree (Albizia julibrissin f. rosea). Although the Mimosa Tree is not indigenous (it is native to southwestern and eastern Asia), the blossoms are a rich source of nectar for Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and several species of swallowtails.
Mimosa Tree ~ Albizia julibrissin f. rosea
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I love this tree – I planted one at my condo in California.
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This tree is a stunner–I think you could grow it successfully as long as you have a sheltered spot out of the way of cold drying winds.
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There has been one next to my property longer than 45 years. It is truly beautiful but it must be well protected from freezing winds. I wish I had a spot for one.
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Hi PV, Is the tree located in the Gloucester area?
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Hi Kim, It is in Pigeon Cove on Pigeon Hill St. It is tucked into a small well protected area.
It dropped seeds in my yard in an area that wasn’t mowed one year. The following spring there were seedlings but they didn’t survive. That area is now being mowed.
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There is (or at least was) a magnificent specimen in a walled garden on the left side of the Old North Church in Boston.
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I would love to see that, or a photo.
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This is a beautiful photograph. I can almost reach out and touch it!
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Thank you Anne–I wish i could provide smell-a-vision, too!
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Love this tree, I had the pleasure of having one in my second home on Martha’s Vineyard in Edgartown home of the Carry In Carry Out Program. Now I am so very lucky to have one out my back window in my neighbors yard on Myrtle Sq.
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A “borrowed” landscape; sounds beautiful Patty!
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