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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 10-20 feet
Plant Spread: 8-10 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 1,275 (Expired)
Goes Dormant
Parentage: Sport of: Rosea

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Common names
  • Saltcedar
  • Salt Cedar
  • Five-stamen Tamarix
  • Tamarisk

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Location: Grass Roots Ponds, MI
Date: 2010-07-31
Location: Grass Roots Ponds, MI
Date: 2010-07-31
Location: Grass Roots Ponds, MI
Date: 2010-07-31
Location: Grass Roots Ponds, MI
Date: 2010-07-31
Location: Grass Roots Ponds, MI
Date: 2010-07-31
Location: Grass Roots Ponds, MI
Date: 2010-07-31

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