The mimosa tree (Albizia julibrissin) is considered an invasive species in North America. When uncontrolled, this midsized ornamental tree can grow up to 50 feet tall, making it a threat to fall or ...

Pink mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) trees, also known as silk trees, are beautiful, drought-resistant, and delightful to observe. The leaves fold when touched at night or when exposed to extreme cold or ...

Q: My spectacular mimosa was transplanted from my yard in Boston to my summer cottage on Cape Cod but died suddenly this summer after 20 years. The flowers, leaves and pods all suddenly dropped, and ...

DEAR NEIL: We have property near the Red River and would like to plant a mimosa tree. What side of the house should it go on? Dear Reader: That depends on many things. If you want it for shade, the ...

Fort Worth’s beloved “Homeless Christmas Tree” has apparently celebrated its last holiday. The little mimosa tree that for decades stood alone atop a hill on the north side of Interstate 30 with a ...

Sue Weston of the Weston Gardens nursery and farm supply in southeast Fort Worth holds third-generation mimosa saplings grown from seeds traced to the old city heritage “Homeless Christmas Tree,” a ...

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For 35 years, it was Fort Worth’s own “Charlie Brown Christmas tree,” a scraggly, lopsided mimosa alone on an east side hilltop that became a celebrated shrine for motorists on Interstate 30. The ...