Tamarix

Japanese: Tamarix
Tamarix

...Also called Tamarix (illustration). A deciduous shrub or small tree of the Tamarix family that can reach a height of 7m and is planted in moist areas near water. The branches are thin, sometimes drooping like a willow, and bear numerous lanceolate, 0.5-1cm long, scale-like leaves. The thin branches wither and fall off when the leaves fall. It flowers twice a year, in late spring and from summer to autumn, with numerous pale pink flowers clustered together in a raceme that is beautiful from a distance, and the bright new shoots in spring and the smoky blue-green crown in summer also have a gentle beauty, so it is cultivated for cut flowers and as a garden tree. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Tamarix" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…タマリクスともいう(イラスト)。水辺の湿った所に栽植され,高さ7mに達することもあるギョリュウ科の落葉低木あるいは小高木。枝は細く,時にはヤナギのように垂れ,披針形で長さ0.5~1cmの鱗片状の葉を多数つける。細い枝は落葉時に共に枯れ落ちる。花期は晩春と,夏から秋にかけての2回で,総状の花序に淡桃色の花が多数群がりつき,離れて見ると美しいし,春の明るい新芽や青緑色の夏のけむるような樹冠も優しい美しさがあり,切花や庭園樹として栽植される。…

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