Summer Chocolate Mimosa Tree – 5 Gallon Pot

We’ve always adored the Mimosa tree and ‘Summer Chocolate’ brings a whole new flavor to this species. Like its cousin, Summer Chocolate is a fast grower forming an exotic looking upright, broad, vase shaped tree to 20 to 30 feet tall and an umbrella shaped crown equally as wide, but with burgundy-chocolate colored foliage! The finely divided fern-like leaves up to 20 inches long emerge bronze green in spring transitioning to a luscious rich chocolate-burgundy in summer. What’s more, over a long period from early summer through mid summer fragrant, fluffy, bicolor pink and white powderpuff flowers contrast beautifully with the dark foliage. Easy to grow and super low maintenance when established, Summer Chocolate will thrive in full blazing sun to partial shade and just about any type of well-drained soil. It will appreciate a moist soil to establish itself during the first growing season but handles drought well after that. An exotic beauty that brings a tropical feel and look to the landscape. Sure to be a conversation piece.

Growing 20 to 30 feet tall and equally as wide, the Summer Chocolate Mimosa Tree is ideal for use in design as a specimen or in groupings in sunny to partially shaded landscape and woodland borders. We like using it around outdoor sitting and living spaces where its foliage and flowers can be enjoyed from close up and can provide some shade. A fine addition to tropical look gardens, butterfly and hummingbird gardens, Asian and Zen gardens and pink theme gardens.

The Summer Chocolate Mimosa is very easy to grow in most any moist but well drained soil of average to even poor fertility, including clay, and full sun to part shade. It has moderate drought tolerant when established but will perform its best in a moist soil, but not constantly soggy or wet. The more sun the better for best foliage color and flower production. No prun8ing is necessary though the tree responds well to it for shaping purposes. USDA Zones: 6a-9b  Find Your Zone