Albizia julibrissin - decorative and useful tree in the garden

Albizia julibrissin - decorative and unpretentious tree in your yard. Openwork foliage provides shade featherweight. It blooms with beautiful yellow flowers with drooping pink pistils. Now more details about this tree.

Description

Name got its name thanks to a Florentine who had introduced this plant to Europe in the 18th century. This heat-loving plant of the legume family, which grows in the southern latitudes. Suffice it to a tall tree. It begins to suffer from cold weather more than 20 degrees. Unfortunately, not suitable for every climate. Planted plants better cover for the winter.

It is better to plant near the fence on the south side, so that the tree was good to warm up. It blooms from July to October. After flowering, the branches are formed boxes, which contain the seeds.

How to plant seeds

The seeds are soaked for 2 days in hot water until they swell. Then sow in a well sunlit place, you can put in a pot at home. When the seedling reaches 15-20 cm (this height it reaches about a year), it is possible to land on the street.

What are the benefits

Since this plant belongs to the legume family, then it is nitrogen-fixing crop, on the roots of which are found special bacteria that accumulate in the soil nitrogen. Albitius grows in any soil, even the most infertile. But due to the fact that the tree belongs to the nitrogen-fixing plants, it improves soil structure. Therefore, under its canopy can be planted valuable crops that need to soils better growing conditions. Besides Albitius - a good honey plant. Therefore, it is recommended to plant those involved in beekeeping.

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