Albizia (Albizia julibrissin), also known as "silk tree" is a species of the genus Albizia. Originates from Southeast Asia and is widespread in China, Korea and Iran. Be grown in almost all states of the United States, where it is well seasoned and used as a decorative form. The plant is often called "sleeping tree" because its leaves at night to sleep in a closed position. At a height can reach up to 12 m. The bark is sage. The leaves have a length between 20 and 45 centimeters wide and 12-25 cm Colors are very beautiful, light-pink of nasitenocherveni to serve as food for bees, butterflies and some birds.
In our meeting is on the Black Sea, near Plovdiv, Sandanski, Stara Zagora and other southern parts of the country. Individual plants can be seen in the northern areas, but there they are suffering from lower temperatures, as Albizia withstand up to about -16 degrees.