saltcedar Tamaricaceae Tamarix chinensis Lour.   symbol: TACH2
	Leaf: Alternate, very small (1/16 inch), scale-like, gray-green. Flower: Small (1/8 inch), pink, 5 petals, numerous, occurring at tips of twigs in long narrow clusters (each 1 to 2 inches long), very attractive and utilized by honey bees, appearing in late spring and summer. Fruit: Small, dry, brown, pointed capsules 1/8 inch long containing numerous cottony seeds, ripen in summer. Twig: Slender, drooping, green branches covered in scale-like foliage, later turning purplish. Bark: Smooth, reddish brown, numerous lenticels, later developing shallow splits. Form: Small tree to large shrub up to 20 feet tall, round crown with drooping twigs.
	USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Tamarix chinensis is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which saltcedar has escaped (opens a new window).