Albizia chinensis seed
LATIN NAME: Albizia chinensis
COMMON NAME: Chinese Albizia
The Chinese albizia is a handsome, upright, spreading, deciduous tree of the warm, open places, and its fine, twice-pinnate, feathery, fern-like leaves and its fine, round, fluffy heads of the many small, white or pinkish flowers, followed by the long, flat, brown pods of the many flat seeds, have made it a treasured and fine tree of the region. It grows as an upright, spreading, deciduous tree, reaching up to thirty metres or more, with the upright, branching trunk bearing the alternate, twice-pinnate, feathery, fern-like leaves of the many fine leaflets and, through the late spring, the fine, round, fluffy heads of the many small, white or pinkish flowers, followed by the long, flat, brown pods of the many flat, hard seeds. It is a species of the flowering tree in the pea family, and it is native to the warm, open places of the southern China and the surrounding regions, while it is treasured for its fine, feathery foliage and its fine, fluffy flowers, and it is known as the Chinese albizia.
The Chinese albizia belongs to the pea family, Fabaceae, and it is a species of the upright, spreading, deciduous tree, native to the warm, open places of the southern China and the surrounding regions, while it is treasured for its fine, feathery foliage and its fine, fluffy flowers, and it is known as the Chinese albizia. It is prized for its fine, twice-pinnate, feathery leaves.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Chinese albizia has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm, open places of the southern China and the surrounding regions, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the open places have been examined, while the ecology of the warm-region trees has drawn attention in the international botanical press as a fine subject of the tree study, and its fine, twice-pinnate, feathery leaves have been of interest to the botanists. The plant has also been studied in the ecology of the soil, since the fine roots of the albizia, like the other pea trees, work with the fine bacteria of the soil to draw the nitrogen from the air and feed the ground, and researchers have examined the roots and their clever ways, while the study of the nitrogen-fixing trees has been of continuing interest, and its fine, tough, soil-building form has been of value. The species has also been studied in the forestry and the ecology of the insects, since its fine, fluffy heads of the small flowers are a fine source of the nectar for the bees, and its fine, light, quick-growing wood has made it a valued tree of the region, and its fine, feathery, generous form has been of value. For a tree of such fine value, the Chinese albizia has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the Chinese albizia is a generous tree of the garden. Its fine, round, fluffy heads of the small flowers feed the bees and the many insects, and its long, flat, brown pods feed the birds, while its fine, feathery, leafy crown gives a fine shade and a shelter to the garden.
Its economic value is real. The Chinese albizia is treasured for its fine, feathery foliage and its fine, fluffy flowers, and its value has drawn attention in the international botanical and forestry press, while its fine, light, quick-growing wood and its fine, soil-building ways have made it a valued tree of the avenue and the warm garden. For a grower, the Chinese albizia is an easy and rewarding tree, and for a gardener of the warm places it brings a feathery-leaved, fluffy-flowered tree to the garden. These seeds wear a hard coat — pour a cup of just-boiled water over them and let it cool overnight, then sow them at a shallow depth in pots of sandy, free-draining soil, keep the pots in a warm, bright spot and water them regularly, and they’ll be up within no time.