Tamarix tetrandra
Tamarisk
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Tamarix tetrandra is a small deciduous tree native to southeastern Europe, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Crimea. It grows to 3 m tall and broad, featuring almost black arching branches and tiny scale-like leaves. This species produces pale pink flowers in late spring and is particularly suited for temperate coastal areas.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 850.01%—1.5 in
- 290.01%20 yr—
- 30.00%—6.9 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 9.8 ft
- Canopy spread
- 9.8 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.5 in, mean 2.1 in, 90th percentile 4.0 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
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
- Cyprus Mediterranean forests
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands
Other Tamarix in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
