Since it first graced Colonial lawns in 1745, the Chinese mimosa tree is an aromatic addition to U.S. gardens. This sophisticated tree has dense foliage, making it a wise selection for gardeners who crave a place to rest. And and even though silk tree, its other title, might recommend that it is fussy, that it is a tree that tolerates several kinds of surroundings and soil.
Mimosa trees enjoy alkaline and full sunlight or acidic soil, without salt that is too much. The soil should drain properly. Before allowing it to somewhat dry, drenching the soil frequently encourages healthful development and a rich coloring though mimosa trees can survive with small watering.
They’re susceptible to breakage and require lots of pruning to keep their limbs powerful because mimosa trees have long branches. Pruning is risk-free any time of year, and mimosa trees aren’t specific about when they are pruned. If gardeners want to seriously cut branches back, nevertheless, the time is during the period in February or March, when trimming will not disturb new development or blossoms that come in in spring and summer.
Mimosa trees have a disease mimosa vascular wilt though they might not like it if they understood it. Symptoms leaves that yellow and fall later in the yr, or are yellowing and wilting leaves in summer. Though vascular wilt is a death sentence for mimosa trees, gardeners can keep their trees healthful and showy as possible with regular watering, a well-balanced fertilizer — maybe not a high-nitrogen fertilizer — and by burning and slicing branches that are dead.
Mimosa trees are susceptible to harboring mimosa webworm, particularly mites, cottony cushion scale and undesirable pests. While webworm larvae spin grey webs cushion scales can be recognized by gardeners from their big egg sacs. Gardeners might require miticide and insecticide in the event the infestations are mind-boggling the tree though blasting the mimosa tree can dislodge a few of the pests. A control approach — such as vedalia beetles for the scales — can help manage pest populations since pesticides aren’t totally successful against cottony cushion scales. Raking leaves up will sweep a few of the pests away.