Life Span
Perennial
Type
Tree
Origin
Turkey, Iraq, Western Asia, India
Types
Tamarix Chinensis, French Tamarisk, Kashgar Tamarix, Tamarix Odessana,
Tamarix Tetrandra
Number of Varieties
50
Rank: 73 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, marshes, Riverbanks, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-13
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm
Rank: 61 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm
Rank: 43 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Plant Season
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought and Salt, Heat And Humidity
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut leaves after fall, Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mineral deficiencies, Red blotch, Root knot nematode, Scale, yellow-poplar weevil
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Salt
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Invasive
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5% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Self-Sowing
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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
-
Allergy
allergic reaction
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Liver problems, Rheumatism, Skin wounds, Tooth ache
Part of Plant Used
Sap, Wood
Other Uses
Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
TAMARIX dioica
Common Name
Dioecious Tamarisk, Tamarisk
In Hindi
तामरिस्क
In German
Tamariske
In French
tamarinier
In Spanish
tamarisco
In Greek
ταμαρίς
In Portuguese
tamarisco
In Polish
tamaryszek
In Latin
nemore
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Tamaricaceae
Genus
Tamarix
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
55
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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27800
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