Product Description
If you're watching the calories, then here's a guilt-free chocolatey treat! Boasting an irresistible combination of dark burgundy chocolate coloured, finely dissected foliage and feathery creamy flowers in mid to late summer, the Chocolate Tree is a plant that will really get tongues wagging.
The Persian Silk Tree is a deciduous shrub that can easily be kept to a more compact height in smaller gardens by occasional pruning. Perfect in patio pots, beds, borders, grown as an eye-catching, free-standing specimen or even displayed in a cool conservatory, this stunning variety of Cocolate Persian Silk Tree is also very tough, easily coping with winter temperatures down to -5°C.
Supplied as an established plant in a 19cm pot, ready for immediate planting.
What Is Supplied
Item 510392 supplied as:
Supplied as an established plant in a 19cm pot, ready for immediate planting.
Plant Information
Top Tips
For the best leaf colour, grow in full sun, as it's almost like a sun tan!
Care Guide
- Best planted in well-drained soil that is neutral to slightly alkaline. Select a warm, sheltered position with moderate to full sun exposure.
- Ideal for poor or slightly fertile soil, so don't add extra organinc matter or fertiliser when planting.
- Mulching is recommended over winter but remove it in summer as Albizia prefers direct sunlight onto the area above its roots which will promote flowering.
- Keep the area surrounding your tree free from weeds and grass for at least 3 years.
- Pruning is possible in early spring after all frosts to remove any branches that are dead or damaged. Do not cut deeper than about a third of previous year’s growth, otherwise it will not flower that season.
Planting / Flowering Calendar
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Fully Grown Plant dimensions (approx)
800cm
400cm
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A collection of various plants arrived in perfection condition & once potted on are looking in excellent condition & all ready growing strong.
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A present for my son, thinks it excellent.
Review Submitted: 18/10/2022 - 17:12:55
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Review Submitted: 29/08/2017 - 05:57:31
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