Tamarix Ramosissima - Tamarisk: Information and Pictures from Plant Encyclopedia

Tamarix Ramosissima - Tamarisk
Type	Shrub, Hedging & Screening, Deciduous
Size	Large Border (1 to 3m height)
Form	Rounded - Bush
Colours	Medium green Foliage, Dark pink Flowers (Summer)
Care	Some maintenance required
Hardiness	Frost hardy
Growth	Fast growing

Tamarix has graceful filigree foliage and producing masses of delicate pink blossom in late summer. It is ideal as a screen in coastal locations and exposed areas where it is planted as an attractive and protective loose hedge.

Cultivation tips: This large shrub is ideally suited to extreme maritime planting, preferring any decent soil - other chalk in - full sun in an exposed coastal situation. This fast growing slender shrub requires pruning back hard in spring to keep a compact form, especially if exposed to coastal salt laden winds.