Haloxylon persicum Salt Tree PFAF Plant Database

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Summary

Taxonomic Note: This genus was formerly classified in the family Chenopodiaceae. Modern classifications include it within the Amaranthaceae.

Physical Characteristics

Haloxylon persicum is a TREE growing to 4.5 m (14ft 9in). It is in leaf all year, in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline and saline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Oil
Edible Uses: Oil

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

Fuel Oil Pioneer Soil stabilization Wood

The plant has an extensive root system and is used for reafforestation and stabilizing sandy soils[61, 266]. Wood - durable, heavy (it sinks in water), brittle but it does not splinter. Used in general carpentry[61]. The wood has enormous value as a fuel in its native range, it burns well and gives a good heat[74].

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

A xerophytic shrub, it tolerates sub-zero temperatures but dislikes wet conditions. It will require a very sunny position in a very well-drained soil that is not too fertile. It probably tolerates saline and alkaline conditions[200].

References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in sand in a frame[200].

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Egypt (Sinai), Iran, Iraq (south), Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China (Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (north)) TROPICAL ASIA: Pakistan AFRICA: Egypt

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Haloxylon ammodendron	Saxaul	Shrub	2.0	0-0		LM	N	DM	0	0	4
Haloxylon spp	Saxaul	Shrub	8.0	10-12	S	LM	N	DM	3	2	4

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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Author

Bunge. ex Boiss.&Buhse.

Botanical References

74200266

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Haloxylon persicum - Bunge. ex Boiss.&Buhse.