The red willow is a shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix in the family Tamarixaceae, with a height of 1.3 to 8 meters.

The main reason why it is called Red Willow is because most of its branches are reddish brown in color and a little bit shaped like a willow tree, so that's why it's called that. Red willow is a very strong, great plant, its vitality is very strong, a plant can live for a long time, so also known as "living fossil".

The red willow is actually very beautiful, when it is in flower, each branch will grow countless small flowers, pink and tender, and from a distance it looks like the clouds in the sky when the sun is about to set, so it is very beautiful. However, this is not its true value, after all, very few people will run to the Gobi Beach or the desert to enjoy the flowers, its true value lies in its contribution to the Northwest Territories.

The red willow is a plant that seems to have been created for the Northwest. Red willow has a very good cold, heat characteristics, especially adaptable to temperature, whether it is low temperature and cold or hot sun and heat it can still grow, y rooted in the soil, for wind and sand to contribute. Red willow is also very adaptable to arid environments, in that kind of year-round rainless environment, it can still tenaciously live.

Red willow growth habit

1, temperature: the red willow tree like warm, cold, heat resistance, the growth of the temperature 15-25 ℃, the lowest can withstand minus 20 ℃ of low temperature.

2, humidity: red willow like wet, drought-resistant, water-resistant, in the annual rainfall of more than 800 millimeters of the region can grow normally.

3, soil: red willow like fertile, extremely saline, to loose, deep, well-drained loam or sandy loam is appropriate.

4, light: red willow tree like sunshine, tolerate semi-shade, strong growth when the light is sufficient, long-term growth in the shade environment is poor.