Tamarix aphylla
Athel tamarisk · also Athel tree, Athel pine, Farash
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Tamarix aphylla is the largest species of Tamarix, characterized by its evergreen, bluish-green weeping foliage and irregularly-spreading branches. It is highly tolerant to heat, drought, wind, fire, salinity, and urban smog, making it a durable choice for urban planting in arid and semi-arid regions. Early summer brings small pink flowers in attractive clusters.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 670.01%36 yr18 in
- 30.01%—45 in
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 30–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Fire risk
- Low
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul
Trunk diameters across every city: median 18 in, mean 19 in, 90th percentile 30 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Horn of Africa xeric bushlands
- South Arabian fog woodlands, shrublands, and dune
- Southwest Arabian montane woodlands and grasslands
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
- Arabian-Persian Gulf coastal plain desert
- East Sahara Desert
- Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert
Other Tamarix in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
