GARDENING GERRY DALY IN THE last week or so, a spectacular flowering tree has been drawing attention. If you live near the coast, you may have noticed the showy yellow flowers of the mimosa, but if ...

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One of the three best-selling trees in the inland valleys of Southern California is the Albizia julibrissin, commonly called the mimosa or silk tree. A traditional fixture in the American South on ...

You need to give the little fellows a little more time to mature. I have read stories from some gardeners who had to wait until their Mimosa trees were 10 feet tall before they had blooms. Fertilize ...

In police television dramas, officers routinely issue BOLO’s to alert their fellow officers in law enforcement that there is a criminal on the loose. BOLO a catchy acronym for ‘be on the lookout’, and ...

Let’s talk about invasive plants. Recently, we released a post on our social media page warning of the invasion risk of mimosa trees (Albizia julibrissin), a Category 1 invasive listed by the Florida ...

Q: My very old mimosa tree has black gum spots on the trunk. Dolores Barrash, Atlanta A: It is a sad fact that mimosa trees, despite their beautiful flowers, are very susceptible to a specific disease ...