Tamarix chinensis
Five-stamen tamarisk · also Chinese tamarisk, Saltcedar
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Tamarix chinensis, also known as five-stamen tamarisk or Chinese tamarisk, is a species that can grow as a tree or a multi-trunked shrub, reaching up to 12 meters in height. It has reddish, brown, or black bark and small, scale-like leaves with pink to red flowers. Native to China and Korea, it thrives in moist, saline soils and is notable for its coastal tolerance, but is considered an invasive weed in some introduced regions due to its aggressive spread.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 530.20%—13 in
- 10.00%—21 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Mature height
- 19.7–39.4 ft
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
Trunk diameters across every city: median 13 in, mean 16 in, 90th percentile 25 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.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Other Tamarix in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
