Tucson Tamarisk Trees

How to maintenance your Tamarisk tree

  Under good conditions, the opportunistic tamarisk can grow 9 to 12 feet in a single season. Under drought conditions, saltcedar survives by dropping its leaves. This ability to survive under harsh desert conditions has given the tree an edge over more desirable native species and causing a sharp decline in cottonwood populations.

The tamarisk has an extremely rapid evapotranspiration rate. There is a fear that this rapid loss of moisture could possibly cause serious depletion of ground water. There is also an increased deposition of sediments in tamarisk-infested streams which causes blockage. These sediment deposits encourage dense clumps of saltcedar growth which then promotes flooding during periods of heavy rain.
 

In the case of a large tree, this is a job that should be left to a tree maintenance specialist.

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General Tree Trimming