Tamarix (Tamarisk, Salt Cedar)

Tamariks (Tamarisk, Salt Cedar) is a beautifully flowering and extremely drought tolerant shrub that can survive in the most severe conditions. Good early honey plant and decorative look.

Sometimes, Tamariks grows as a short tree. Widely used in urban landscaping. unpretentious in leaving, it is absolutely not exacting to soils and maintains city gas pollution. In the desert and arid regions, Tamariks, along with Saksaul, is one of the few sources of wood. These zones are considered to be its Natural Range, although some species and varieties are widespread on all continents and regions.

Its pleasantly smelling, beautiful flowering in April May, is literally mesmerizing and leaves no one indifferent! Flowers are actively visited by bees and other pollinating insects, being an important source of bee and pollen, which are necessary for brood of bee-families and their preparation for main crops. Some subspecies of Tamarix give repeated flowering in August-September. There are varieties of Tamarix-a of different colors, from white and pale pink to cherry.

Tamarix develops a strong root system capable of extracting water from great depths. He is very sun-loving, develops poorly in the shade and is attacked by pests. Semi-shadow is also acceptable. Tamarix feels good on sandy and saline areas, limestones and highly alkaline soils. Survives on the coast and in salt marshes!

Tamarix is ​​used in folk medicine as a raw material for infusions and extracts, with the aim of stimulating blood formation, the functions of the liver, pancreas and bone marrow. How powerful, natural immunomodulator!

Tamarix is ​​propagated by seeds and cuttings.

We accept pre-orders for seedlings of Tamarix of various shades.

The Popular Description was compiled in partnership with the National Botanical Garden of the Republic of Moldova, with the assistance of Elizaveta Onika, Doctor of Biological Sciences.