bobAZ - 5-30-2005 at 07:29 PM
i was in bola a couple of weeks ago and noticed a tree there that was like raining,, anybody know what kind it is and if that tree can live without
the salt thanks
Paulina - 5-31-2005 at 04:55 PM
I've been told it's called a "Salt Pine". It can be grown off of a clipping that has been rooted in water.
bobAZ - 5-31-2005 at 06:04 PM
thanks paulina,, i also heard it was called a salt pine,, but im haveing problems with my search,,it must have a proper name,, i see your from morro
bay i love the central coast i grew up in arroyo grande thanks for your reply
Tucker - 5-31-2005 at 06:25 PM
Could it be what I have always called "salt cedar"?
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/weeds/aqua013.html
jeans - 5-31-2005 at 06:45 PM
Salt Cedar, Salt Pine....the terms seem to be interchangeable in the Baja Plant guide. Either way it is really a Tamarisk...an invading species here
in San Diego county...but welcome shade in Baja.
I camped under one at Cielito Lindo....I left table & chairs out like I always do (I was snug in my CallenCampershell that is FOR SALE).
The next morning was very foggy and the tree was dripping dirty dew. What a dirty, soggy mess! If you are camping when there is likely to be
fog....beware!
David K - 5-31-2005 at 06:52 PM
These are the trees that offer shade at Nuevo Mazatlan... In the humid summer, the needles collect moisture from the air and when wiggled will rain on
you! The rain is clean at Nuevo Mazatlan because there are not fields of dirt all around, like at Cielito Lindo. See http://community-2.webtv.net/vivabaja/nm
[Edited on 6-1-2005 by David K]