Tamarix
Tamarisk · also Salt cedar, Taray, Athel tree
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Tamarix (Tamarisk or Salt Cedar) is a genus of about 50-60 species of flowering plants. Tamarix aphylla is an evergreen tree with irregularly-spreading branches and bluish-green weeping foliage, bearing small pink flowers in early summer. It is known for its exceptional tolerance to heat, drought, wind, fire, salinity, and urban smog, making it highly durable for urban planting in challenging conditions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 330.00%—1.8 in
- 290.01%—8.1 in
- 180.01%12 yr5.9 in
- 50.00%23 yr9.4 in
- 20.00%—3.0 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.01%——
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 10–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Fire risk
- Moderate
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.1 in, mean 6.0 in, 90th percentile 11 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.
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
- East Sahara Desert
- West Sahara desert
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Northeast Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests
Other Tamarix in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
