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silk tree 'Summer Chocolate' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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silk tree 'Summer Chocolate'

Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate'^PBR

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Albizia
Family: Fabaceae

About this plant

'Summer Chocolate' is a large shrub or small tree with a domed crown when mature. Leaves are fern-like, pinkish-bronze or purple and composed of leaflets. Terminal clusters of spherical pinkish or yellow-green flowerheads can be borne in summer

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained soil in full sun with shelter from cold winds. Can survive low temperatures if growth has been sufficiently ripened in summer. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold or northern gardens so best for southern counties or London gardens

Pruning

Pruning group 1, or pruning group 13 if wall-trained

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to wilt diseases such as Verticillium wilt

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersLow MaintenanceCottage InformalGround CoverHedging Screens

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years