Tamarix ramosissima ‘Rubra’ George Forrest evergreen foliage gives the tree

evergreen foliage gives the tree a presence unmatched by the northern kin

The Meiwa kumquat is the sweet one

What you receive is a tree raised with intention

Where the berry did enter human use

since the saw-toothed stalks can catch a passing leg

Tamarix ramosissima ‘Rubra’ George Forrest evergreen foliage gives the treeImagine a shrub that looks like a conifer caught in an airy, pink flowering daydream. Tamarix ramosissima, often called tamarisk or saltcedar, is a deciduous shrub or small tree with fine, scale like leaves that read as cedar from ten feet away, yet drop in winter. That contradiction is the charm: conifer like texture on a plant that is no conifer at all. 'Rubra' is grown for rosy pink, plume like panicles that dress the branch tips in late spring,