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Originally posted by TheBoredGuy
I found a pic of the leaves and the blossoms of the "mimosa" tree that I decided to grow...
...Does anyone know what the official name is for this tree?

I found 2 types via yahoo:

Albizia julibrissin - http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/ajulibrissin.htm

and

Mimosa biuncifera - http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendro...mbiuncifera.htm

Then I found: http://www.bonsaiweb.com/care/faq/acacia.html There are links off this page related to mimosa, wattle and acacia.

I must admit to not having heard of the mimosa being used as bonsai, perhaps some of the Aussies here have experience of it, I believe the "wattle" is native there, amongst other places.

Regards,

TB