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acacia "ERNEST WILSON"

Albizia julibrissin
Albizia julibrissin
"ERNEST WILSON"

acacia

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
2-4m x 2-4m
LEAVES
deciduous broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
medium-sized shrub		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

light green
BLOOMING TIME
July - August
LOCATION
full sun		 FLOWERS
showy
USDA zone (lowest)
5   (down to -29°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS

pink
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Deciduous broadleaf
Exotics
Deciduous broadleaf
Rarities
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
STANDARD
 PRAGUE BY POST
THE PRICES INCLUDE VAT of 9%. For quick conversion you can use 1 CZK = approx. 0.04 EUR

 



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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION
Mimosaceae plants are popular mainly in southern Europe as they are very drought tolerant. Even though they come from subtropical parts of the world we can also grow some of them in our climate.

Ernest Wilson is a selection found in Korea in early 1900´s. It grew in a colder zone which predestined it to be ideal for testing in colder climates of the USA as well as Europe later on.

Exotic looking flowers are pink, hairy spheres with yellowish centres, 3-5 cm large and with a sweet fragrance. Fern-like leaves are deep green, compound. They close for the night and re-open in the morning, just like mimosa when touched. They are very soft and therefore the plant received the name silk tree.

It is a large shrub or a medium-sized tree with irregular, flat or umbrella-shaped, spreading crown. It needs warm, neutral to alkaline, preferably poor or slightly fertile soil. Mulching is good for winter but in the summer it prefers direct sunlight onto the area above roots so it can collect as much warmth as possible for better flowering.

Pruning is possible in spring, after frosts. Do not cut more that one third of the branches as they would make long new shoots that would be reluctant to flower.

We proved it hardy down to -27°C on our premises with minimum winter injury. We discourage customers from using fertilizers based on nitrogen. The plant itself grows fast and branches that are too long and soft-wood will not mature by winter and can get damaged by harsh frost. However, should that happen, it readily regenerates from healthy, even older wood.

Last update 14-02-2008.