Tamarisk, also known as tamarix, five-stamen tamarix, or salt cedar, was first introduced to the U.S. as an ornamental plant ...

The tamarisk is a non-native tree that while it is attractive with scale-like leaves ... All this sounds great so let us plant lots of this tree, also known as salt cedar. What could possibly be wrong ...

Interestedly, according to a Southern Italy tradition, Judas did not hang himself on a Fig but on a Tamarisk-tree called Vruca or Tamarix Africana ... Pour honey evenly over figs, sprinkle with salt ...