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It is in Coos County, Oregon. I have seen a few of these around in people's yards. They are probably not native but ornamentals. Here are pictures of ...
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What kind of tree is this? #655789
Asked June 25, 2020, 1:03 AM EDT
It is in Coos County, Oregon. I have seen a few of these around in people's yards. They are probably not native but ornamentals. Here are pictures of it. The bark is smoothish. It is a big tree with bipennate leaves that close up and folds it's leaves when it gets dark or when it rains. It is somewhat similar to the mimosa trees of the South but larger and older as south mimosas are smaller and not long lived. Also, southern mimosa trees have already bloomed by now and this one shows no sign of blooming and I do not see any flower buds yet. The bipennate leaves are also smaller than that of mimosas, and the tree was late to leaf out. It was so late we thought it was dead and were going to have it cut down. What could this beautiful tree be? Thank you
Coos County Oregon
Expert Response
Your tree is likely a variety of mimosa. The mimosa tree, sometimes called the Persian silk tree, is a legume that can help enrich the soil where it grows. The Persian name means “night sleeper,” and in Japan it is known as the sleeping tree. That is because the bipinnate leaves fold up at night and during rainstorms.
I figured it must be some kind of variety of mimosa with those folding leaves. Not one I have seen before. It's different than outhern mimosas.
This morning before I read yiur response I was sure of it. Because I found an old dry mimosa seed pod in the mud room where the door is near the tree. This is a tougher kind of mimosa. A few years ago I saw a big mimosa tree in full bloom near the Elk river in Oregon in someone's yard. I thought wow look at that huge mimosa blooming out of season. It was covered in pink flowers in full bloom in late August
This morning before I read yiur response I was sure of it. Because I found an old dry mimosa seed pod in the mud room where the door is near the tree. This is a tougher kind of mimosa. A few years ago I saw a big mimosa tree in full bloom near the Elk river in Oregon in someone's yard. I thought wow look at that huge mimosa blooming out of season. It was covered in pink flowers in full bloom in late August
I figured it must be some kind of variety of mimosa with those folding leaves. Not one I have seen before. It's different than southern mimosas.
This morning before I read your response I was sure of it. Because I found an old dry mimosa seed pod in the mud room where the door is near the tree. This is a tougher kind of mimosa. A few years ago I saw a big mimosa tree in full bloom near the Elk river in Oregon in someone's yard. I thought wow look at that huge mimosa blooming out of season. It was covered in pink flowers in full bloom in late August
This morning before I read your response I was sure of it. Because I found an old dry mimosa seed pod in the mud room where the door is near the tree. This is a tougher kind of mimosa. A few years ago I saw a big mimosa tree in full bloom near the Elk river in Oregon in someone's yard. I thought wow look at that huge mimosa blooming out of season. It was covered in pink flowers in full bloom in late August
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