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Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 6th, 2018, 10:47 pm
by paboxcall
What is this tree? Found it this evening on a drive here in Pennsylvania, however the property owner was new, and didn't know what it was. I have never seen anything like this. The property owner did say they thought the tree might be from "down south." Can someone help? Smelled like we were standing among 1,000 roses. Very fragrant.
Thanks for the help!
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 6th, 2018, 11:30 pm
by dsunday
Mimosa tree
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 7th, 2018, 12:15 am
by paboxcall
Thanks! It may be the most beautiful tree I've ever seen.
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 7th, 2018, 7:41 am
by HunterGKS
I had a yellow mimosa in my front yard in Florida. Messy trees. And I couldn't find where to tap it for the drinks.
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 7th, 2018, 7:55 am
by dsunday
We had one in PA growing up. Beautiful...then it died one year of unknown causes!
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 7th, 2018, 8:26 am
by davisd9
Evasive plant like the Bradford Pear. They can cause a mess of problems.
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 7th, 2018, 8:42 am
by GLS
Only one tree more invasive in these parts is the Chinese Tallow. Gil
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 7th, 2018, 9:41 am
by Hognutz
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 7th, 2018, 12:04 pm
by Grumpy
30-40 below zero winters would kill that thing off here
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 7th, 2018, 12:13 pm
by soiltester
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Got 2 this spring and looking good!!
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Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 8th, 2018, 12:05 am
by paboxcall
HunterGKS wrote: ↑August 7th, 2018, 7:41 am
I had a yellow mimosa in my front yard in Florida. Messy trees. And I couldn't find where to tap it for the drinks.
Looks like the yellow isn't as hardy. And if you ever would figure how to tap that tree, you're gonna be a gazillionaire George!
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 9th, 2018, 8:03 am
by Spuriosity
Pink mimosa trees common as dirt here in NC.
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 9th, 2018, 10:41 am
by howl
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 9th, 2018, 10:54 am
by decoykrvr
Mimosa is in my top five of most hated trees w/ Bradford Pear, Lombardi Poplar, Virginia Pine, and Honey Locust.
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 9th, 2018, 3:48 pm
by HunterGKS
paboxcall wrote: ↑August 8th, 2018, 12:05 am
HunterGKS wrote: ↑August 7th, 2018, 7:41 am
I had a yellow mimosa in my front yard in Florida. Messy trees. And I couldn't find where to tap it for the drinks.
Looks like the yellow isn't as hardy. And if you ever would figure how to tap that tree, you're gonna be a gazillionaire George!
We had some pretty cold spells (for Tampa)over the years & a lot of the limbs & branches always died. It was a real PIA tree & it didn't
bother me a bit when it died.
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 10th, 2018, 6:07 am
by GLS
A late friend's father was county agent in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. He is credited with introducing kudzu in the county as ground cover to control erosion. If he weren't dead for years he would soon be. Agronomists agree that the best way to remove it from your land is to sell your land so that it will no longer be your land.
Re: Help identifying this tree
Posted: August 10th, 2018, 9:15 am
by MAK
We had one on the property when I bought it - it lasted one summer before it met up with a chainsaw- man they are dirty