Scientific Name:
Tamarix ramosissima
Pronunciation:
TAM-uh-riks ram-oh-SIS-ee-muh
Common Name:
tamarisk, salt cedar
Family Name:
Tamaricaceae
Plant Type:
Invasive plant, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Twigs reddish, slender, arching; leaves pale gray-green, awl-like foliage (juniper-like), 1.5-3.5mm long; inflorescence of many racemes 2-7cm long x 3-4mm wide, florets with 5 pink petals each ~2m long; capsules in fall.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Round
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central / west Asia, Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Erosion control, Group or mass planting, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Scale-like
Arrangement:
Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Pest Susceptibility:
(Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
