Persian Silk Tree - Albizia julibrissin - Exotic Bonsai Tree / Shrub - 5 Seeds Pachypodium Birds such as the louries

Birds such as the louries and the black-eyed bulbuls love the fruits of a Dovyalis caffra

it often flowers before the leaves appear

The green leaves are variable in size and turn purplish-red as the plant matures

Most species are winter growers and bloom early so probably need to be started into growth in late summer

Rose pink blooms have yellow centres

Persian Silk Tree - Albizia julibrissin - Exotic Bonsai Tree / Shrub - 5 Seeds Pachypodium Birds such as the louriesAlbizia julibrissin is known by a wide variety of common names, such as Persian silk tree or pink siris. It is also called Lenkoran acacia or bastard tamarind, though it is not too closely related to either genus. Its leaves slowly close during the night and during periods of rain, the leaflets bowing downward. Albizia julibrissin is a small deciduous tree growing to 516 m tall, with a broad crown of level or arching branches. The bark is dark