Silk Tree
Albizia julibrissin · Fabaceae · 자귀나무
How to spot it
Finely divided feathery leaves, leaflets that fold down at night, and pink powder-puff flower clusters.
(original photo, new tab)Leaf · Photo NORTLAUKAU 26088 JP · CC0 
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Look
- Leaves
- Leaves are finely divided and feathery, with leaflets along the pinnae.
- Flowers
- Fragrant pink flower clusters look like tufts of fluff.
- Fruit
- Long, flat brown pods hold light brown seeds and may remain through winter.
- Bark
- Bark is smooth, light brown to gray.
Where it grows
- In Korea
- Native
- Native to
- Asia from Iran through India and China to Japan.
- Ecology
- Spreads along roadsides, clearings and floodplains in the southeastern United States; flowers attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.