Would You Like Another Mimosa? Sure! Why Not?

Mimosa - After

For many people, when a mimosa tree (Albizia julibrissinis) is mentioned, "love" or "hate" comes up in the reply.

With plants like these I'm usually sitting on the fence waiting to hear or see more, particularly in regard to placement and location. Many plants simply don't work in certain places.

Typically, when discussing mimosa trees with customers, the request is usually something to the effect of, "Remove the damn thing." And, I usually agree.

The seed pods, which come out over winter and can be quite hideous, produce hundreds of seeds which have a very successful germination rate. Soon your property may (most likely) be inundated with a plethora of seedlings - a mimosa farm - not an endless of supply of champagne and citrus cocktails.

Mimosa - Before

Well, this mimosa tree is located across a field on the business property of one of our customers. What a wonderful location - not climbing up and drooping over a fence, splitting the concrete on a walkway or taking over a deck. 

However; they wanted to enjoy it. It was somewhat (almost entirely) hidden by some unwanted trees, shrubs and a ton (almost, literally) of vines which were also having their way with the gorgeous branch structure. 

This required much digging, cutting and a fair amount of climbing. We only lost a few healthy branches necessary to remove some of the vines, so the loss was negligible. 

I then did some removal of dead branches and a little pruning of living branches for various reasons. She now dances in the breeze.

We then laid some pine straw to somewhat finish and highlight the area as the tree is visible from the building. 

Mimosa - After

The ground area will need to be maintained periodically to retard future growth along with some monitoring to keep out nearby encroaching shrub and tree branches.

So, yes! In this case, I will definitely have another mimosa.

I thank Tom and Pete for their awareness and tenacity in completing this project.