How to Use tamarisk in a Sentence

tamarisk

noun
  • Tree stumps and old fence posts rise amid the creosote and waist-high tamarisk.
    — Anne Burke, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Now, all that grows are small groups of tamarisk trees planted as a bulwark against the sands.
    — Alissa J. Rubin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023
  • Dead tamarisks can litter the ground with leaves and increase wildfire risks.
    — Washington Post, 26 July 2019
  • Cottonwoods, tamarisk and willows along the banks were felled and plants were cleared.
    — Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Close to midday, the group emerged from the wash and walked up a dirt trail above the tamarisk and willow trees.
    — The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2023
  • The beetles would not be in the United States if not for the tamarisk that thrives along riverbeds.
    — Washington Post, 26 July 2019
  • Without native trees, flycatchers were left to seek new nesting sites in tamarisks.
    — Washington Post, 26 July 2019
  • Salt cedar, or tamarisk, grows rapidly from seedlings and is difficult to eradicate.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Take shade beneath tamarisk trees on the sandy beach and watch fishing caiques rhythmically bob on the water.
    — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Miles from civilization, they were hemmed in by thickets of willow and tamarisk along both banks of the river.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Invasive species like tamarisk trees and phragmites, a reed that chokes out native water plants, have been rooted out.
    — AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Meanwhile invasive Russian olive and tamarisk trees have moved in beneath the canopy, all fire-prone species.
    — Jim Robbins, Wired, 25 June 2022
  • Though most of Southwestern states have deployed the beetle to rid the rife stands of tamarisk, Arizona has balked.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Inside were stone benches and mats made from tamarisk twigs, an altar and a heap of cowrie shells apparently once strung up in a curtain across the door.
    — Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
  • About two decades ago, officials decided to fight back by releasing beetles that loved eating tamarisk leaves.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • Los Tamarindos bar/restaurant serves Spanish and Menorcan favourites right on the sand, shaded by tamarisk trees.
    — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
  • Take a dip in the shallow waters, sunbathe under the tamarisk trees, and don't forget to buy a beer from the cafe — that donkey didn't come here for nothing.
    — Julia Buckley, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Six years ago, workers removed invasive tamarisk trees at the site and planted a forest of native cottonwoods, willows and mesquites.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
  • Take the spread of tamarisk, an invasive treelike shrub that has displaced native vegetation in the canyon and around other Western rivers.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • Western states have spent a fortune trying to eradicate the tamarisk tree, which many experts believe hogs more than its share of water and damages the habitat of native species.
    — Erica Goode, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2016
  • Invasive tamarisk trees sprang up in thickets, forming a nonnative forest that spread aggressively.
    — Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2021
  • In five states, including New Mexico and Texas, tamarisk is considered a noxious weed.
    — Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Fed by spring water — unusual for the Salton Sea — these areas are now home to small shorebirds who flit about pools of water amid grasses and invasive tamarisk.
    — Henry Fountain Mette Lampcov, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Its name comes from the tamarisk trees on the property, a flowering plant mentioned in the Old Testament and the Iliad.
    — Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Shady Fremont cottonwoods, the dominant tree along the Salt River, fanned through the new water system, along with willows and tamarisk.
    — Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Originally from the eastern hemisphere, salt cedar, or tamarisk, is a thirsty plant that grows along river corridors, but whose roots suck up so much water that the plant can lower water tables and drain rivers.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The crews then carry the buckets a quarter-mile upstream by hand, following a path feral burros have forged through thickets of tamarisk in an area that Lake Powell once covered.
    — Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Apr. 2022
  • The federal government released tamarisk beetles, which are native to Asia, in Utah in the early 2000s as a way to control salt cedars there.
    — Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Many of the plants are invasive, such as tamarisk and Russian thistle, but there are plenty of native willows coming back, along with 2-foot-high cottonwood seedlings, that will soon provide crucial habitat for songbirds.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 June 2021
  • The family also has made on-site environmental improvements to their ranch, including installing rainwater catchment systems and removing invasive tamarisk plants from the stream that runs across their land.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2021

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