How to Start a Mimosa Tree
Growing a mimosa tree can be a rewarding experience thanks to its fragrance, exotic beauty and the silky flowers that it produces. It's also relatively easy to maintain, save for its seedpods that fall to the ground. Mimosas are native to Asia and are remarkable for their rapid growth, since they can grow to 30 feet within only five years. However, they are also quite fragile and can often have a brief lifespan, particularly in colder climates. Fortunately, starting a mimosa tree is fairly easy to do. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Plant your mimosa seedling. Mimosas need a lot of sunshine to thrive, so plant it in an area that gets a substantial amount of sun. Allow around 30 feet around the mimosa tree, so it has room to spread. You can also plant your mimosa in a large planter and keep it pruned.
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Water the mimosa daily but only on days when there's no rainfall. Use just enough water to moisten the soil around the tree. Overwatering a mimosa tree can kill it. Mimosa tolerates drought conditions well, but it will have a deeper green color and a more lush appearance when watered two to three times a week.
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Use fertilizer when starting a new mimosa. The fertilizer must contain timed-release nitrogen that the tree will continue to utilize during the entire season. Fertilizer will not only help your tree grow but also protect it from disease.
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Prune your mimosa once every season. Prune low-lying branches so you can walk under your mimosa, and also prune any dead branches. This keeps the tree healthy by reducing the spread of fungal disease.
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Measure the pH level in your soil. Mimosa does well in alkaline soil. The recommended soil pH for a mimosa is 5.0.
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Weed out seedlings. Unless you would like to have lots of mimosa trees, weed out any seedlings that start to develop from the seedpods. A mimosa tree can produce hundreds of baby trees from its dropped seedpods.
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Tips & Warnings
Use extra fertilizer if you notice the leaves on your mimosa tree starting to turn yellow.
Keep your mimosa away from neighbors' houses due to the abundance of falling seedpods.
