Stem
- Shrub or small tree; multiple large stems arise from root crown; up to 20 ft. tall, highly branched with reddish-brown bark; leaves turn yellow to red in autumn
Leaves
- Alternate; deciduous; green to blue-green, small (0.06-0.14 in. long), oval to lance-shaped, overlapping and scale-like
Flower
- Tiny with 5 white to pink petals; arranged in finger-like clusters at the tips of branches
Root
- Deep taproot with creeping roots
Other
- Often found along edges of waterways, lakes and ponds; known to occur throughout Nevada
- Perennial; reproduces by seed, roots and stem fragments
- High concentration of salt in fallen leaves can impact growth of other plants
- Also known as tamarisk
Control
- Cutting, digging or burning MUST be combined with a chemical application to be effective
- An insect biological control agent is available
- Apply imazapyr to actively growing foliage during flowering; glyphosate, imazapyr or triclopyr as a cut stump or basal bark treatment
Blecker, L., Creech, E., Dick, J., Gephart, S., Hefner, M., Kratsch, H., Moe, A., Schultz, B.
2020,
Nevada Noxious Weed Field Guide – Saltcedar,
Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, Field Guide