Saltcedar was planted across the West for shade and windbreaks; from 10,000 acres in 1920, the plant spread to over 1.2 million acres by the mid-1960s
A shrub planted to shade poultry and block the wind has spread across floodplains in the American West. According to the U.S. Forest Service’s Fire Effects Information System review of Tamarix, saltcedar was recommended in the early 1900s. Suggested for ornamental use, windbreaks, fuel, and shade for poultry and small stock, it ended up expanding … Read more