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Tamarix chinensis
Also called Chinese Tamarisk, Chinese Saltcedar, Saltcedar, China Tamarisk, Fivestamen Tamarisk, Tamarisk, Tamarix
Tamarix chinensis is a deciduous shrub or small tree in the tamarisk family, native to northern and east-central China and Korea, grown for its feathery foliage and pink flower sprays. It is tolerant of salty soil and drought but can become invasive where introduced.
Tamarix chinensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Tamaricaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common names five-stamen tamarisk and Chinese tamarisk or saltcedar. It is native to China and Korea, and it is known in many other parts of the world as an introduced species and sometimes an invasive noxious weed. It easily inhabits moist habitat with saline soils. It may grow as a tree with a single trunk or as a shrub with several spreading erect branches reaching 6 metres (20 ft) or more in maximum height. It has been known to reach 12 metres (39 ft). It has reddish, brown, or black bark. The small, multibranched twigs are covered in small lance-shaped, scale-like leaves which are no more than about 3 mm long. The inflorescence is a dense raceme of flowers a few cm long. Each fragrant flower has five petals which are usually pink but range from white to red.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
