Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Trees ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris (Albizia julibrissin), Mimosaceae Family, (naturalized), deciduous, blooms in mid-summer, listed as an invasive plant in some states

I love the mimomsa tree. It is airy looking and the blooms are gorgeous, But, it has its pitfalls. It spreads out not up and may take a lot of training to fit into one's landscape, the dropping blooms can cause problems (debri on cars, sidewalks, other plants, etc.) as well as the seed pods. The branches break easily in high winds. Although it is listed as invasive in some states, my Mother's tree has never caused a problem.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1764/index.html