Haloxylon ammodendron
| Haloxylon ammodendron | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 7' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Mid Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Haloxylon ammodendron
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in sand in a frame[1].
Cultivation: A xerophytic shrub, it tolerates sub-zero temperatures but dislikes wet conditions. It will require a very sunny position in a very well-drained soil that is not too fertile. It probably tolerates saline and alkaline conditions[1].
Range: W. Asia - to E. Asia to Mongolia.
Habitat: Sandhills, deserts and sand ridges[2]. On dunes, saline-alkaline deserts and sandy places on riversides in northern China[3].
Usage: This is an important species for afforestation. It has been used extensively in the project of biological reconditioning of the Desert[3].
A green dye is obtained from the wood[4].
The wood is an excellent fuel[4].
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Komarov, Vladimir. Flora of the USSR. Gantner Verlag, 1968.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gamble, James. A Manual of Indian Timbers. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1972.