Mimosa

~15 yrs old growing in a large pot.

Very nice banner, and a pretty old mimosa. I really like the red in this banner, immediately reminded me of a cranberry & cherry drink, probably just my mind wanting the summer days to come...

Your banner certainly reminded me of the summer days!

Spectacular banner Cal!

Quite an accomplishment....15 years of TLC and still producing this beautiful results, winding up as a superb banner headliner.

Mimosa flowers look like fireworks to me. Fantastic banner!

You chose a perfect slice through the bloom for your banner, Cal.

Beautiful! I've never seen a red mimosa, only the pink full blown trees.

Nice banner, Cal! And congratulations on keeping a tree alive in a pot for so long.

@arctangent, @bumplbea, @CarolineScott, @Fleur569, @GigiPlumeria, @HemNorth, @Johannian, @lauriemorninglory,
@lovemyhouse, @Lucius93, @MargieNY, @scvirginia, @slowcala, @SuperHappyCamper, @TexasPlumeria87,
@tveguy3, @vic, @wildflowers

Thank you so much for your encouraging comments, acorns & thumbs!
Sorry I was awol yesterday.....transitioning to new computer, and lost track.

The mimosa is blooming again!....at least the 3rd time this year.
I need to trim it back (bonsai style), as it has too much foliage, i.e. the ratio of foliage to roots.
I'm amazed it hasn't broken the pot yet. It's a very sturdy ceramic glazed pot,
but will be surprised if it can contain the plant many more years.

Here is a slideshow I hope you will enjoy.
https://cal3d.com/NGA2022/MIMO...

EscondidoCal said:@arctangent, @bumplbea, @CarolineScott, @Fleur569, @GigiPlumeria, @HemNorth, @Johannian, @lauriemorninglory,
@lovemyhouse, @Lucius93, @MargieNY, @scvirginia, @slowcala, @SuperHappyCamper, @TexasPlumeria87,
@tveguy3, @vic, @wildflowers

Thank you so much for your encouraging comments, acorns & thumbs!
Sorry I was awol yesterday.....transitioning to new computer, and lost track.

The mimosa is blooming again!....at least the 3rd time this year.
I need to trim it back (bonsai style), as it has too much foliage, i.e. the ratio of foliage to roots.
I'm amazed it hasn't broken the pot yet. It's a very sturdy ceramic glazed pot,
but will be surprised if it can contain the plant many more years.

Here is a slideshow I hope you will enjoy.
https://cal3d.com/NGA2022/MIMO...

Thank you for sharing your beautiful tree! Do you have a picture of the entire tree? Very curious about bonsai and would love to see how yours has progressed.

Thanks again!
Ron

My apologies. Did not mean to tag everyone! Oooooops.

That was a spectacular slide show, thanks!

Thanks Ron & Zoia!

I didn't realize how big it was until I stepped back
and took the pic!

Time to prune.

Very impressive! Thanks for sharing!

I have to get a mimosa seedling to play around with now. One of my neighbors has a bunch of seedlings growing in his front flower bed that had a mature mimosa until he cut it down... I guess they seed pretty easy!

Ron

Good luck with it.

Neat slide show. Such interesting flowers. We don't have mimosa this far north, but we do have mimosa webworm---it attacks honeylocust. Webs the little leaflets together and feeds inside of the leaf/tent. Do you deal with this pest?

Love the mimosa neighbor had a large one and gave me a rooted offshoot but died after I moved it On my way to visit a family member I drive by a house that has a beauty growing in the ground it's pretty big.

MochaJoe said:Love the mimosa neighbor had a large one and gave me a rooted offshoot but died after I moved it On my way to visit a family member I drive by a house that has a beauty growing in the ground it's pretty big.

Hey Joe,
according to this growing guide, they like zones 6~9, though I almost always try a plant even if it's not my zone.
We're in 10a, so at 6a, you're in a better zone than we are.

Hope you try again.....worth it.

Zoia said:That was a spectacular slide show, thanks!

Thanks Evelyn!
You all inspire me.