Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

The Mimosa, or Persian silk tree, is native to Asia, and is both cold and drought tolerant. It is a beautiful tree, normally used as an ornamental. Mimosas are most useful to the homesteader as 1) a nitrogen fixer (brings up nitrogen for nitrogen feeders, like fruit trees), and 2) bee and hummingbird food. The seedpods are poisonous, and the trees can become invasive.