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Tamarisk

Tamarix chinensis

Graceful, feathery foliage and dangling, plumelike pink flowers
in spring and summer make the tamarisk a lovely shrub. It can
grow in a weeping style, but needs a certain amount of
encouragement because it naturally wants to grow upward.
Although they look dainty, tamarisks
are coastal plants and resist salt
and wind; in fact, they positively
thrive in a windy spot. Watch
Most species their branches shimmer in
used for bonsai
are deciduous even the slightest breeze.
so will lose
their foliage
in fall
Branches gracefully
curve down naturally
under their own
weight in the wild

Deadwood
contrasts with
the live veins
Looking closer
Top: Plumelike spring flowers
The old stump that was underline the plant’s airy quality.
the starting point has Center: Slender, drooping
been beautfully carved branches are covered in
scalelike foliage.
Below: The trunk has been
carved and has a dramatic,
Key features two-tone effect.
∙To counteract the
tamarisk’s natural upward
growth habit, wire the
new growth gently 34in / 85cm tall
downward before it has
Carved and styled by
had a chance to become
Hotsumi Terakawa
too hard to bend.
∙Yamadori are relatively
rare but offer the
possibility of incredible
deadwood features. A small, shallow
container restricts
the tree’s growth