TAMARISK, Tamarix ramosissima, Saltcedar, Anza-Borrego, Sonoran Desert; or Salt Cedar
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2023
- Here is our super invasive TAMARISK Tamarix ramosissima Saltcedar which grows out in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts
Tamarix ramosissima (saltcedar, tamarisk) is a shrub or a tree (family Tamaricaceae) which can be found along streams and lake shores, throughout California. Tamarix ramosissima is associated with dramatic changes in geomorphology, groundwater availability, soil chemistry, fire frequency, plant community composition, and native wildlife diversity. It may hybridize with Tamarix gallica or Tamarix chinensis. (Description from cal-ipc.org)
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Very informative. Thank you!
Cool, thanks for the nice comments.
im curious if you can harvest the leaf of this plant for its salt content,
I believe you can collect the excretions from the leaves which is basically super salty dew-like drops. You can also probably run water over the leaves and collect the run-off in a jar. Then boil the water and you get a tiny bit of salt. But not too much, because it still needs the salt to fall into the soil below it.
Do you know what the wood is like? Hardness, grain, color?
sort of like Sugar Maple, maybe even a Sycamore. You can make some nice wood figure art and furniture, stains pretty good, too. Comes out as a rich pinkish reddish glow. Most people just use it to burn, but if you are creative you can make some cool stuff, or maybe just a cedar-type fence, deck or box.
Great for windbreak. I have 3 mature rows of them surrounding my property. Great firewood but not good for construction.
How is it that I can never find there seeds?
me too, nearly impossible. super tiny with fuzzy feathers, but never can catch them.
Just bought 2 of these in pots from the local nursery
I guess I should not plant them
Sure, make sure to then some room
Plant or trash ?