Tamarisk (Tamarix ramosissima)

Family: Tamaricaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Pink. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Sap/Syrup

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and mucilaginous and is used in confectionery. — A manna is produced by the plants in response to insect damage to the stems.; It is sweet and mucilaginous and is used in confectionery.

Habitat & North American Range

Saline soils. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)