Tamarix or comb, popularly called beadweed for its beady buds, is an example of one of the most graceful shrubs. Its thin, flexible branches are completely covered almost all summer and even part of autumn with many small, soft pink or white, fragrant flowers. Tamarix, planting and caring for which does not create any particular problems for gardeners, is widespread from gardens and parks of Western Europe to the eastern outskirts of Russia. So that your garden can be decorated with this wonderful bush, get acquainted with the features of its cultivation.

Tamarix. Landing

Bisernik belongs to the category of very undemanding ornamental shrubs that perfectly adapt to the gas pollution of large cities. It develops well with some lack of lighting, but feels better in open, sunny places.

Tamarix prefers well-drained soils, as it does not tolerate excessive moisture and immediately dies from rotting of the root system. Otherwise, it grows well on any, even quite dense, soil. The only condition when landing on clay soils– entry into landing hole peat and humus, as well as installing a good drainage layer at the bottom.

Most often, the comb is grown from seedlings, since this method promotes rapid adaptation to new conditions and further active growth bush. Selected young planting material, which is planted in open ground at the very beginning of spring. It is not recommended to select adult specimens for planting, as they take root very poorly in a new location.

To create the most favorable conditions For adaptation and subsequent development of the seedling, mineral and organic fertilizers (for example, wood ash and humus) must be added to the prepared pit. We must not forget about the drainage cushion at the bottom, which can be made of sand, gravel, crushed stone or expanded clay. Immediately after planting, the beaded plant requires abundant watering.

Branched tamarix - Tamarix ramosissima

Care during cultivation

Any plant grows better and pleases its owner abundant flowering and lush foliage, if provided proper care. Tamarix in this sense is also no exception, despite its unpretentiousness. Here are some tips for caring for it.

• In hot and dry seasons, the shrub will be grateful to you for regular watering, especially if it is a young and not yet mature plant. But in cool and rainy summers, it is better not to water the tamarix at all, so as not to provoke waterlogging and the appearance of root rot.
• In order for an elegant beaded plant to look most advantageous, its crown requires regular pruning. In addition to adding decorativeness, this procedure also has sanitary purposes. The fact is that bushes that are too thick can suffer from mold, which negatively affects the well-being of the plant. When pruning, branches with darkened areas of bark should be ruthlessly removed and burned.
• Despite the sufficient frost resistance of tamarix, with a forecast promising a drop in temperature to -28 ° C, it should be covered. The crown can be wrapped in burlap, plastic film, cardboard and other heat-insulating materials, and the trunk circle can be covered with a thick layer of spruce branches or wood chips. If, after a harsh winter, you find damaged branches, then do not be afraid to remove them when spring pruning. The beaded plant recovers very quickly due to the appearance of young shoots.

Tamarix graceful - Tamarix gracilis

Reproduction of Tamarix

You can grow tamarix in your garden not only from a ready-made seedling purchased from a nursery. Try your hand at breeding it yourself.

Theoretically, the comb plant can be propagated from seeds or cuttings. But growing from seeds takes a lot of time and effort, and a positive result is not always guaranteed. It is much easier and more effective to give preference to cuttings.

To do this, in the fall it is necessary to prepare cuttings from already lignified branches. The area for planting must be prepared in advance by loosening the soil and adding humus. Cut cuttings must be buried immediately and watered abundantly.

There are more reliable way, in which the cuttings must be placed in water until roots form. To make the process more intense, you can dissolve any growth stimulant in water. When the root system has developed well enough, the cuttings can be buried in a prepared area of ​​open ground.

The soil at the planting site winter period Be sure to cover it with a layer of sawdust or peat mulch.

After wintering, young plants can already be transplanted to permanent place.

Tamarix loose - Tamarix laxa

Tamarix in landscape design

Beadwork is quite versatile for garden decoration. He's beautiful in single landings, especially against the background of ground cover plants. In groups, the shrub looks impressive in combination with the same graceful spirea or broom. You can choose neighbors that bloom at the same time as the comb flower, or those that will emphasize the delicacy of its flowers with a frame of green foliage, blooming earlier or later. Tamarix hedges look incredibly beautiful.

Tamarix tetranda - Tamarix tetranda

Tamarix: description, reproduction, features of planting and care

Tamarix, or comb, is a shrub of the Tamarix family, grows in deserts and steppe zones Europe, Africa and Asia. It is used as a sand-protecting plant, planted on steep sandy slopes, near fields, along river banks. Tamarix is ​​not demanding in care and planting, the plant is drought-resistant and does not suffer from lack of moisture.

Description of Tamarix

Woody branched shrub reaches 2–3 m in height. Thin and smooth twig-like shoots are covered with a waxy coating. Scale-like dark green leaves 2–8 mm long have no petioles.

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Tamarix is ​​unpretentious in planting and care

Flowers 2–5 mm long are collected in racemose inflorescences. The pink, purple or white petals are smooth and form a tight rosette. Flowering begins in May and continues until June. The taproot rhizome goes 4–6 m deep into the soil.

The yellow-gray or white-brown wood is dense, with pronounced growth rings. Used for making crafts and fishing accessories.

The fruit is a multi-seeded tricuspid capsule pyramidal shape. The elongated seeds are covered with whitish fibers. Spread by wind.

Tamarix is ​​used as ornamental plant in group and single plantings. Planted to strengthen shifting sands in desert areas. Together with poplars, it serves as a wind barrier for agricultural crops.

Planting and caring for tamarix

Tamarix is ​​not picky about soil and does not grow on clay soil with stagnant groundwater. Prefers open sunny places. Planted in mid-April or late September.

Landing rules:

• Place a layer of drainage - pebbles, expanded clay, ground brick - into a hole 55–65 cm deep. Fill with a mixture of peat and sand in a 2:1 ratio.
• Place the seedling in the hole and straighten the rhizome. Pour 2-3 liters of warm water.
• Fill the hole with fertile soil and compact the root layer of soil.
• Shade the plant from direct sunlight.

For a week after planting, water the tamarix daily and loosen the soil near the seedling. Wrap young bushes for the winter with rags, fallen leaves or spruce branches.

Tamarix propagation by cuttings occurs in summer time. Grow the shoots in a shelter for 8–12 months. In open ground they do not have time to become woody by winter cold and freeze to death.

Cut cuttings 0.7–1 cm thick and 8–9 cm long. Place the shoots in water with the addition of a rooting agent. After 25–35 days, plant the plants in moist, fertile soil.

Tamarix will begin to bloom 2–3 years after planting.

Prune the bush annually to form a crown. Remove old, diseased and deformed shoots. Tie branches to strong supports.

The plant is frost-resistant, tolerates temperatures down to -25 °C. In winter, insulate the rhizome with a layer of loose snow or dry sawdust.

Tamarix is ​​an unpretentious ornamental plant that grows in southern regions with a warm climate. The shrub is drought-resistant, tolerates night frosts and cold dew.

Many people know what tamarix is; planting and caring for this plant is not difficult, and its photos confirm that it is more beautiful decoration for landscape design is difficult to find.

It’s as if nature specially created many plants to please the eye.

The graceful branches of tamarisk are compared to emerald, they are covered with flowers of various shades. All this looks charming. The beauty of the shrub is especially highlighted during the flowering period, when it is covered with beaded scatterings between the scales of green leaves.

Description

This plant is very popular among the people, all this is dictated by its extraordinary beauty, aroma and healing capabilities.

Numerous properties of tamarix have become the basis for a large number of names, such as:

• bush of beads;
• comber;
• Kalmyk incense;
• God's tree

Note: in total there are about 57 in nature different types Tamarix, says Wikipedia. These are shrubs or low trees. They reach a height of five meters, and grow even in arid climates.

The roots of such a plant are quite long (almost ten meters), thanks to which the plant can “reach” the water.

In desert areas you can find species with an eight-meter height and a trunk that has a girth of one meter. But, more often there are bushes that have a thin, spreading crown and openwork floral decoration.

Interesting fact: reviews from summer residents show that Tamarix grows well in middle lane Russia, Moscow region, from Siberia to Omsk.

Tamarix is ​​most common in the Caucasus and southeastern Europe. In addition, it is also found in Kazakhstan and Siberia.

You can also find evergreen bushes, and there are species that shed leaves. By the beginning of winter, deciduous trees and bushes shed leaves, flowers and even branches.

It is worth noting: Tamarix is ​​especially beautiful when the sun shines through its openwork crown. Tassels of bright flowers, framed by a weightless haze, look beautiful in natural conditions, and will elegantly decorate a large vase in the house. Plus to all this, the room will be filled with a subtle and unique aroma.

Peculiarities

The comb tree is not like other bushes, and these differences lie in the fact that one plant can combine leaves of different sizes and shapes.

In the lower part of the plant the leaves are larger, but in the upper part they are very small and look like small scales.

Their color also changes tone from green to yellow.

And when the comb grows in drought conditions, the leaves acquire a bluish tint.

This is interesting: Tamarix blooms two or three times a year. It can bloom in spring, summer, and even autumn. Wherein various varieties distinguishes the location and shape of buds and flowers. The latter reach sizes up to 15 cm, and form lateral sprouts in the form of earrings, or become a continuation of the grown branch.

The comb plant perfectly complements any other shrubs.

It goes perfectly with:

• with almonds;
• with noble decorative jasmine;
• with spreading yoshta.

Variety of species

It is not difficult to pollinate any tamarisk varieties and cross them with one another. For this reason there is a large number of transitional species of this shrub.

It is difficult to single out the main varieties among this variety, but in ornamental gardening the most popular are:

Do you know that: he is practically not afraid of frost, and has all the most best characteristics Grebenshchikovyh.

You can buy Tamarix seedlings at special city and rural fairs and exhibitions that take place in early spring in Russia.

Planting and care

First of all, this plant is valued for its unpretentiousness.

It withstands garden conditions excellently.

The most best place There will be a sunny or slightly shaded space for planting.

The comber is not picky about the type of soil. The only thing it needs is good drainage.

It is not recommended to allow stagnation of water for this plant.

Tamarix grows well on clay and any other dense soil, but in such situations it is recommended to add peat or humus to the planting hole.

Time and place for landing

Planting should be done in early spring.

The thing is that adult plants do not take root so well.

At the bottom of the planting hole you need to lay drainage, pour wood ash and add organic fertilizers.

Immediately after planting, the seedling should be watered abundantly.

Rules of care

In the future, it is necessary to water the plant infrequently and only during periods of extreme heat.

The rest of the time the bush does not need to be watered.

This shrub tolerates pruning easily, and this is very important when it is located near the house and needs to be given a certain shape.

At high humidity and no wind, the comb becomes covered with dark spots.

This is how mold manifests itself, which can destroy the plant. It is recommended to immediately cut off and burn infected shoots.

Mostly this shrub is not afraid of frost, but very low temperatures are unsafe for it. Therefore, with the arrival of cold weather, it is better to wrap it in thick cloth or use polyethylene. When some branches freeze, it is better to cut them off. Others will soon grow in their place.

Take note: Tamarix can be transplanted only in situations of extreme need. It can grow in one place for decades, while its value as a decorative element remains stable.

Reproduction

Tamarix, as already described, is not afraid of drought, but it should also be added that it loves moisture.

But in order not to harm it, you should not allow water to stagnate.

When choosing an area for planting, you need to remember that the comb loves sunlight.

You can plant this shrub in the following ways:

• through seeds;
• branches;
• cuttings.

When planting seeds, you need to spend almost four months to find out how many plants can develop fully.

If propagation occurs by twigs, then it should be noted that they must be cut in the fall. Even one-year-old shoots can be used. They need to be placed in water, which is then added as needed.

Such plants should be planted in the ground in April, when the roots have already formed. It is better to plant in a shady place.

You can also plant this plant using cut branches. They are harvested in the fall and taken 35 cm long.

Planting should be done in such a way that two buds are covered with soil. It is necessary to water, and the plant will need to be replanted when spring arrives.

In landscape design

The beader is very beautiful plant, which is often used when arranging a garden plot. Why is he so popular?

It's simple, it was facilitated by him excellent properties, and they are like this:

• this shrub belongs to perennial species therefore, it does not require frequent maintenance;
• such a plant is very beautiful, and will always please the eye not only of the owners, but of the guests;
• the bead worker has not only aesthetic characteristics, he is also known as a good folk healer;
• a wide variety of species of this bush makes it possible to choose the option that best suits the taste of the home owners;
• long flowering period;
• Most comb varieties tolerate frost well.

All these properties need to be supplemented with one more. The beaded plant can adapt to any type of soil.

All its species are highly valued by breeders. It is found in landscape design garden plot, decorates the area near the house or office.

Watch the video in which a specialist talks about the features of tamarix, methods of reproduction and pruning rules:

Today we will talk about a unique plant, which seems to be specially created by nature for decoration - about tamarix. Perhaps, one can hardly pass by it indifferently during the flowering period - it attracts the eye with its beauty and grace. Growing tamarix, like any other plant, requires compliance with certain rules for planting, care and propagation.

What is Tamarix?

Tamarix is ​​a small tree-like shrub, usually reaching a height of 1.5 meters. However, there are some species up to 4 meters high. The plant got its name from the name of the Tama-riz River (now the Timbra River in the Pyrenees). Tamarix is ​​also popularly called comb tree, God's tree. Today there are about 75 species of tamarix, many of which also have healing properties.

Tamarix is ​​distinguished by its amazing attractiveness and sophistication: its thin twig-like branches are covered with small bluish leaves, and its miniature flowers are collected in large inflorescences. Flowers that have not yet opened look like small bugle beads on the branches. It is for this property that tamarix received another name - beadweed.

Features of Tamarix

Tamarix is ​​a very picky plant that thrives in arid, saline and clayey soils; it loves dry soil, but stagnation of water and excessive watering have a detrimental effect on its condition. The comb is also light-loving and dies even with slight shading.

This plant tolerates cutting, replanting well, and is propagated by seeds and cuttings. The bead plant has a very branched root system, which spreads around the plant, forming networks. It is for this reason that today tamarix are one of the best species not only for decorating the landscape, but also for strengthening loose sand.

This tree-like shrub is also surprising in that all its species interbreed extremely easily, forming a large number of transitional forms in color and flower structure.

We can talk about the wonderful properties of Tamarix for a long time. Let’s try to summarize all the advantages of this plant, thanks to which it deservedly enjoys the attention of gardeners:

• the beauty of the bush, pleasing to the eye long time due to the long flowering period (from June to September);
• unpretentiousness of the plant in choosing soils;
• frost resistance: tamarix tolerates temperatures down to -28 degrees and does not require special insulation for the winter;
• healing properties of the plant;
• variety of species: every gardener will be able to choose suitable look for decorating a garden plot.

Variety of Tamarix species

As mentioned earlier, Tamarix has more than 75 species; only 4 of them are widespread in our country:

• Tamarix ramosa is the most common species of comb species, which is mainly planted as a hedge. Quite common in southern Russia, well adapted to salty soils and strong winds. The disadvantage of this species is that it does not tolerate low temperatures well.

• Tamarix four-stamen - very beautiful ornamental shrub with white inflorescences or Pink colour and bright emerald foliage.

• Tamarix Meyer is a plant species best suited for life in the southern regions, as it does not tolerate severe frosts. It is adapted to drought and winds, and grows well in saline soil. This shrub has long racemes of white or pink color.

• Tamarix graceful - incredible beautiful view plants, although it can not be found so often in garden plots. Compared to previous species, it has one advantage - it is quite frost-resistant.

Tamarix: planting and care

In order for your tamarix to quickly take root and delight you with its openwork crown, you need to choose the right planting site and observe several simple rules for plant care.

Choosing the ideal place and time to plant tamarisk

As mentioned above, this plant is absolutely not demanding on the composition of the soil. The only condition is to avoid stagnation of water. Therefore, before planting, it is better to add peat or humus to the hole. The ideal place for planting tamarix is ​​open and well-lit hills.

The best time to transplant is early spring. It is advisable to take young seedlings for these purposes, since old plants take root much worse.

How to provide proper care for tamarix?

An important factor for the growth of tamarix is ​​watering, which the plant needs immediately after planting in open ground. When the plant is well rooted, watering should be significantly reduced, that is, done only during the dry period.

If the soil is waterlogged, plants may appear on the shoots. dark spots- mold. In this case, the affected areas must be removed immediately, as they can spread to the entire bush.

An important point in caring for tamarix is ​​thinning and removing old branches. The plant tolerates pruning well, and experienced gardeners It is advised to completely cut off the branches of the bush once every 5 years to the very base. In this case, tamarix will be able to grow in one place for decades without losing its attractiveness.

A couple of times during the entire flowering period, the plant needs to be sprayed with special compounds that prevent the appearance of pests.

Tamarix: methods of reproduction

There are several ways to propagate Tamarix:

• seedlings;
• seeds;
• offspring;
• cuttings.

Of course, it is most convenient to propagate a plant with ready-made seedlings, but this requires certain material costs, since they are usually purchased in specialized stores.

Today, propagation of tamarix by cuttings is especially popular, because in this way you can grow an entire garden! This is quite easy to do if you follow certain rules.

Propagation of tamarix by cuttings:

1. It is better to take cuttings in the fall.
2. The soil in which you are going to plant the prepared cuttings must be thoroughly loosened and mixed with humus or other organic fertilizers.
3. The cuttings should not be planted very deeply (approximate planting depth is 20 cm).
4. Before the onset of the cold season, it is better to mulch the holes in which the cuttings were planted. For mulching, it is usually recommended to use peat chips and sawdust.
5. In early spring, you can safely transplant the cuttings to their “permanent place of residence.”

There is another way to propagate tamarix by cuttings: place the petiole not in the soil, but in a vessel with water, where it should take root. And only after that they are planted in open ground, as described above.

Tamarix in landscape design

Of course, to design your summer cottage you need to approach it with all seriousness, take into account all the details down to the smallest detail: get acquainted with the characteristics of shrubs and trees, their flowering period, make sure that they not only look great in the place you have chosen, but also tolerate the proximity of other plants well.

Due to its amazing beauty and diversity of species, tamarix is ​​widely used in landscape design for forming beautiful hedges or creating group plantings. Beaded bushes are planted on slopes that need strengthening. The bush looks great on alpine roller coaster in combination with low-growing coniferous shrubs, for example, juniper. In compositions of shrubs, tamarix is ​​best placed in the middle ground next to lilac, barberry, and jasmine.

Exquisite tamarix can be planted separately, decorating the space around it with beautiful decorative stones, and against the background of the lawn. Although, of course, group plantings look more beautiful: on a sunny day you will have whole scatterings of beads in your garden, but for these purposes it is better to use tamarix of different types and flowering periods.

Today, Tamarix is ​​widely used for landscaping city streets and squares. This plant seems to have been specially created by nature for decoration, because not only its flowers are beautiful, but also the amazing openwork crown! It is perhaps difficult to overestimate all the advantages of tamarix, which is considered one of the most popular ornamental plants.

• Bloom: depending on the species, but usually in April-May.
• Landing: It is better in early spring, but it is also possible during leaf fall.
• Lighting: bright light or partial shade.
• The soil: any well-drained soil.
• Watering: the first 2-3 weeks after planting - abundant and frequent. Mature plants require moisture only during periods of prolonged drought.
• Feeding: early spring - solution organic fertilizer, and in the summer they spend foliar feeding potassium-phosphorus fertilizer and solutions of microelements.
• Trimming: sanitary, thinning and rejuvenating - in early spring, before the start of sap flow, or after flowering.
• Reproduction: seeds and cuttings.
• Pests: practically not affected.
• Diseases: resistant, but may suffer from root rot due to excessive moisture.

Read more about growing tamarisk below.

Tamarix bush - description

Tamarix are graceful deciduous or evergreen shrubs. Often among them there are bush-like trees with a height of 1.5 to 12 m with a trunk thickness of up to 50 cm. The crown of tamarix is ​​formed by twig-like shoots, densely dotted with scale-like alternate miniature leaves of a bluish-green, emerald or dark green hue. Small pink or white tamarisk flowers form large racemes or panicles. Before the flowers open, the bud-covered plant looks as if it has been studded with beads. During the flowering period, tamarix attracts bees because it is an excellent honey plant. The fruit of Tamarix is ​​a pentagonal-pyramidal multi-seeded capsule with small seeds.

The Tamarix plant is distinguished by drought resistance and extraordinary vitality. It adapts perfectly to the gas pollution of large cities, and planting and caring for tamarisk will not cause trouble even for a lazy gardener.

Planting tamarix in open ground

When to plant tamarix in the ground.

Tamarix seedlings are planted in early spring or during leaf fall, however spring planting plants are preferable. Tamarisk needs well-drained soil, but the plant does not have any special requirements for its composition: it grows even in heavy clay, provided that peat and humus are added to the hole during planting. Tamarisk is also undemanding when it comes to lighting, but grows better in well-lit areas.

When choosing a place for tamarisk, think carefully about everything, since its thin, long roots do not tolerate transplantation very well.

How to plant tamarisk in the garden.

A pit for tamarisk is dug 60x60x60 cm in size. A layer of drainage material (expanded clay, broken brick, pebbles or crushed stone) 20 cm thick is placed on its bottom, a layer of wood ash with humus is placed on top of the drainage, and then the hole is filled 2/3 with a fertile mixture earth, sand and peat in a ratio of 2:1:1.

The shoots of the seedling are cut off before planting, leaving no more than 3-5 cm from each, after which the seedling is lowered into the planting hole, its roots are straightened and the remaining space is filled with a mixture of the composition described above. The surface around the seedling is compacted and watered abundantly. After planting and watering, the neck should be at soil level.

Caring for tamarisk in the garden

How to grow tamarisk.

For the first 2-3 weeks after planting, the tamarisk seedling should be protected from the sun and watered regularly. When leaves appear on the plant, the shading is removed and watering is done less frequently. To retain moisture in the soil for as long as possible, the plant’s trunk circle needs to be mulched with some organic material. Adult tamarix are watered only during prolonged drought, but if it rains in the summer, do not moisten the soil around the plant at all. After watering or rain, remove any that appear in tree trunk circle weeds and lightly loosen the soil.

Tamarix is ​​fed in early spring, at the beginning of the growing season, with organic matter, and in the summer it is treated on the leaves with potassium and phosphorus fertilizers.

The plant's winter hardiness allows it to be grown in areas with a fairly cool climate, so tamarix has long been not uncommon in the Moscow region or the Urals. However, if weather forecasters say that in winter the temperature can drop to -28 ºC, even the most cold-resistant plants it needs to be covered: the tamarisk trunk is wrapped in polymer film or thick fabric, and the root zone is insulated with spruce branches or a thick layer of sawdust.

Tamarix pruning.

Tamarisk care includes crown formation. The plant tolerates pruning easily. It is best to carry it out in early spring, before the buds begin to swell. Old tamarisk branches with short growths are cut into a ring, but within a month they will give rise to young shoots, and the crown of the bush will again turn into a lush hat. Rejuvenating pruning of tamarisk is done on a strong branch located as close as possible to the base of the bush. Make sure that the growth of tamarisk shoots does not weaken, as this will be followed by a reduction in the number and length of the inflorescences. When the growing season begins and the degree of frosting of branches and shoots becomes visible, prune them back to healthy wood.

You can also prune after the tamarix has finished blooming: to give the crown a well-groomed, neat appearance, remove all wilted inflorescences and very elongated shoots. By pruning, try to give the bush greater stability so that you do not have to tie the branches to supports.

The crown of tamarisk thickens easily, so it must be thinned out regularly, removing some of the branches.

Pests and diseases of Tamarix.

Pests hardly bother tamarisk. There have been cases when they moved onto the bush from a neighboring plant, but in order to get rid of them, one treatment of the tamarisk with an insecticide solution is enough.

The situation is worse with fungal diseases: they easily infect the plant during the rainy season. Affected shoots and branches must be ruthlessly cut off, and the plant and the soil around it must be treated with a fungicide solution.

Reproduction of tamarix in the garden

Tamarisk is propagated by cuttings and seeds, but experts recommend not wasting time on experiments with generative propagation, since the vegetative method gives more reliable and faster results.

Cuttings are carried out in early spring: semi-lignified cuttings 7-10 cm long and 1 cm thick are cut from the shoots, their lower cut is dipped in a root-forming solution and planted at an angle in a box with a light substrate (garden soil and sand in equal parts). Place a transparent dome on top of the box or cover each cutting glass jar. You will know that rooting was successful when young leaves appear on the cuttings. Rooted cuttings are planted in open ground in May, but they must be covered for the winter. Next spring Seedlings that have overwintered in the garden and become stronger can be planted in a permanent place.

To be safe, you can first hold the cuttings in water, and as soon as they form roots, the cuttings are planted in the ground and covered with jars.

If you nevertheless decide to grow tamarix from seeds, keep in mind that the seed material of this plant very quickly loses its viability, and in the middle zone the seeds rarely ripen at all. Sowing is carried out without preliminary stratification along the surface of the substrate. There is no need to plant the seeds. The container with the crops is placed on a tray with water. When the seedlings grow up and become stronger, they are planted in a school for growing. They must be covered for the winter. Tamarisk seedlings are transplanted to a permanent place after a year or two.

Types and varieties of Tamarix

Of the more than 70 species of tamarisk, the most winter-hardy plants are most often grown in cultivation.

grows in Crimea, Greece, Asia Minor and the southeast of European Russia. This is a large shrub from 5 to 10 m high with brownish-red arched branches. The leaves on the branches are emerald green, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, narrowed towards the base, with a beak-shaped pointed apex. Flowers from white to light pink are collected on side shoots in racemes. Flowering begins in April-May. The species is drought-resistant and durable (lives up to 75 years).

Tamarix laxa

grows wild in Mongolia, Northwestern China, Afghanistan, Northern Iran and the lower reaches of the Volga. It can be a large and branchy shrub or tree up to 5 m high with spreading bare branches, green or gray. The leaves of this species are erect, ovate or oval-rhombic, pointed towards the apex and narrowed towards the base. Pink flowers collected in dense brushes, which in turn form apical panicles. Flowering of this species lasts about 2 months. It is frost-resistant, drought-resistant, unpretentious to the composition of the soil and tolerates salinity well.

Tamarix gracilis

grows naturally in Kazakhstan, China, Siberia, western Mongolia, Ukraine and the south of European Russia. The shrub reaches a height of 4 m, it has thick, tapering branches covered with brownish-chestnut or gray-green bark and light fawn spots of cork along the shoots and in the axils of the leaves. On green shoots, pointed leaves are arranged imbricately; on one-year-old branches the leaves are larger, fawn, lanceolate. Spring simple clusters of bright pink flowers reach a length of 5 cm. Summer flower clusters, collected in large paniculate inflorescences, are somewhat longer - 7 cm. Tamarix graceful is a beautifully flowering and frost-resistant shrub that is of interest to landscape designers.

Branched tamarix (Tamarix ramosissima),

or five-stamen tamarix (Tamarix pentandra) grows on pebble shallows, river banks, on terraces of river valleys in China, Iran, the Balkans, Mongolia, Central Asia, Moldova and Ukraine. It is an upright growing shrub up to 2 m high with thin greenish or bluish branches and annual reddish shoots. Its leaves are narrow, awl-shaped, with curved ends. Pink flowers are collected in dense complex racemes up to 5 cm long. Flowering begins in June and ends in September. The species is distinguished by its unpretentiousness to the composition of the soil, easily adapts to urban conditions, quickly recovers after freezing, but requires shelter for the winter. The most popular varieties are:

And jasmine.

Some evergreen species of the genus can be grown even in indoor culture. Tamarisks are used in forest plantations, on saline soils, in semi-deserts and deserts, and to secure sliding banks and shifting sands.