| Description | A loose, open growing large shrub or small tree with wispy pink flowers starting in July. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 2-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry |
| Soil & Site | average, tolerates dry and salt hence the common name Salt Cedar |
| Flowers | The Ostrich Plume like flower masses are made up of hundreds of tiny rose pink 5-petaled flowers in a large terminal panicle. |
| Leaves | soft feathery Juniper or Asparagus fern-like |
| Dimensions | 10-15 feet tall by 8-10 spread |
| Maintenance | Can be cut this to the ground in the fall or winter to encourage new fresh growth. |
| Propagation | fresh seeds |
| Misc Facts | Originated at the Jackman nursery of Surrey, England. Gulf Stream nursery of Wachapreague, VA, imported this and patented it. First offer in 1955 by Wayside nursery. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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