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Tamarix juniperina is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 7.50 metres tall.
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..
E. Asia - China.
An easily grown plant, succeeding in most soils and tolerant of saline conditions[
]. Grows well in heavy clay soils as well as in sands and even shingle[
]. Usually found near the coast, it succeeds inland if given a fairly good deep loam and a sunny position[
]. Tolerant of maritime winds and dry soils when grown near the coast[
], plants require a moister soil and shelter from cold drying winds when they are grown inland in non-saline soils because they use the soil salts that are found in saline soils to help them reduce transpiration[
Closely related to T. africana but much hardier[
]. Another report says that this species is a synonym of T. chinensis[
Growth can be restricted by cutting back the plants in spring, hedges are also best trimmed at this time[
The flowers are produced on the previous years growth[
Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[
Very tolerant of maritime exposure, it makes a good shelter hedge in coastal gardens.
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame and only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, mid summer in a frame. Very easy[
Cuttings of mature wood of the current seasons growth, 15 - 25cm long, planted outdoors in late autumn in a nursery bed or straight into their permanent position. High percentage[