What is a Persian silk tree? #gardening #garden #nativeplants #growyourownfood #nativetree

Hey guys, it's Bailey with TN Nursery, and today I wanted to show you our Persian Silk Tree. These are very fast-growing trees. They're beautiful, they're elegant, they're just all around the cutest tree we offer, I think. Now they're really quick growers. They grow up to 20 to 40 feet tall, and their spread gets just as wide. They're non-aggressive, so you can plant them near your house, close up to your house. They're a perfect specimen tree. They grow well in full sun and they grow in zones 6 through 9, making them adaptable in many climates of the U.S. They're drought tolerant once they're established. They love well-drained soil and their foliage stand out against any other kind of tree because they have fern-like foliage. It's beautiful. Uh, they're their little branches arch out, and even when winter comes and their leaves is gone, their branches looks amazing in the winter. They attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. They create a dappled kind of shade where their leaves are like ferns. They have powder puff-like blooms that appear in summer. They have long silky, uh, stems that give off a feathery, elegant look. They're a very fast grower. If you want a shade tree and you want it quick, this is the tree to get. It was brought to the United States in 1745, and it's very popular for its exotic beauty. It blooms in late spring all the way through summer. The blooms last for weeks, and a lot of people use them to make lemonade. They have long seed pods that is very eye-catching. Uh, they're— in the evening, their leaves close like they're going to sleep. Their leaves close up. It's just an amazing, cute tree. I love them.