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Haloxylon aphyllum

Authority (Minkw.) Family Magnoliopsida:Caryophyllidae:Caryophyllales:Chenopodiaceae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 6613

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A small evergreen tree reaching a height of 5-8 m, with a trunk diameter of 20-40 cm. It has a irregular, open crown. USES It is utilized for firewood and charcoal. It is browsed by livestock. It is planted in shelterbelts and windbreaks to combate wind erosion, but it is not a pioneer sand stabilizer, sowing and planting on moving dunes result in low survival. Mentioned as a possible agroforestry species. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. In Iran the tree has been grown on 5 years coppice rotations. Life span is 50-70 years, rarely 100 years. COMMON NAMES Black saxaul, Black saksaul, Saksaul, Saksaul cheryni, Odzhar. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: H. ammondendron, Arthrophytum aphyllum, A. haloxylon. Black saxaul can in tropical and subtropical regions be found at elevations between 200-2500 m. The tree occur naturally within the latitudinal range of 30-45°N. Annual wood production potential is 1-3 m3/ha. Under favorable growing conditions the optimum yield of firewood is 40 t/ha, but as conditions deteriorate the yield may be as low as 1.4 t/ha per year. The tree is drought hardy. It is salt-tolerant and often found in salt deserts.
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SOURCES (H. aphyllum (Minkw.) Iljin) Little E 1983 pp 177-180 [USE, TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, SAL, TEXT, FER] Webb D 1984 pp 186 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, SAL, LIG, USE] National RC 1980 pp 136 INSPIRE species 103 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, SAL, LIG, USE] Hensleight T 1988 pp 380 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, TEXT, SAL, USE]