Summer Chocolate

Summer Chocolate is bronze-leaved form of the Silk Tree. It has large feathered purple-bronze leaves and fragrant cream flowers tinged with pink. It grows with an spreading rounded crown.

Please note that our pot-grown Albizia trees are only available for delivery from November - February.

Albizia julibrissin

Summer Chocolate albizia (silk) trees for sale

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

• 2-year pot-grown tree £94.00

  In a 12L pot
  Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
  

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Delivery from week commencing 19th January onwards.

How to grow

Like all Abizias, Summer Chocolate should be planted in a sheltered spot in full sun.

Summer Chocolate characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• AwardsRHS AGM (current) - 2012
• Attractive featuresAttractive flowersAttractive foliageAutumn foliage colourScented flowers
• Growth habitSpreading / Flat-topped
• Height after 10 years2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
• SunlightPrefers full sun
• PruningLight prune
• Growth rateSlow
• Site conditionsSheltered siteOccasional floodingFree-draining site
• Flower colourPink
• Flowering monthJulyAugust
• Leaf colourBronze
• Leaf colour - autumnBronze / Purple
• Annual cycleDeciduous

Similar varieties

• Albizia julibrissin
  Chocolate Fountain
  Similar to Summer Chocolate, but with a more weeping habit.

What will it look like?

Illustrative example of a pot-grown tree of this variety as supplied. Approximate girth: 6/8cm. We try to keep all pot-grown trees down to about 1.5m as supplied, but some may be larger. Trees should reach their mature height after about 10 or more years.