The silver wattle tree diagram , or Albizia julibrissin , is also known as the silk tree diagram and is aboriginal to China . This tree was bring to the United States in 1745 as an cosmetic metal money . It is democratic today due to its fragrant pink pompom heyday . A mature tree can reach a height of 20 to 40 feet . The silk tree is look at an encroaching plant in Florida . This plant adapts to numerous dirt types , re - sprouts when cut back and is spread by source . Fusarium wilting is a disease which attacks the mimosa tree , have tree death .

Fusarium Wilt

The disease is found from New York and southward , as well as in Arkansas , California and Louisiana . Fusarium wilt is induce by a fungus known as fusarium oxysporum forma specialis perniciosum . The fungus will clog the vascular system tissue and interfere with sap movement . Once the tree is round by fusarium wilt , the disease moves quickly through its system and the tree dies rapidly .

Undetectable Symptom

Since the disease attacks the vascular system of rules tissue of a tree diagram the first symptom will go unnoticed . The only way that you will see the early symptoms of fusarium wilt disease will be if you happen to prune a branch of the tree and notice the dark-brown streaking that will be present on the interior of the branch .

Noticeable Symptom

The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree will show noticeable symptom such as yellow , stunted and droop leaves . This disease usually attacks the tree diagram in early on to midsummer , and as the disease progresses you will mark the branches that show the yellow / wilted leafage will recede all of their leaves . This process will continue as the fusarium wilt disease circularize throughout the other branches of the tree .

Bark

The barque of the mimosa tree will eventually be affected as the disease spreads . The bark will lead off to crack . Sometimes a white liquidity will ooze from the cracks . The liquidity will have a fermented olfactory property .

Control

alas , there is no way to control this disease . Once the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree drop dead you could plant another tree in that same spot . However , choose a species that is not susceptible to fusarium wilt as the fungus can still be present in the soil for up to two geezerhood . There are several mimosa cultivars that are not susceptible to this disease : Charlotte , Tryon and Union .

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