It has no special requirements in relation to soil or irrigation | We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website |
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Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account | These sweet Manna balls were used by the Bedouins as nourishment |
The name Manna comes from the fact that insects would suck the sap of these Tamarisks, and then excrete the honeydew-like substance as part of their metabolism.
They also had a medicinal use as an anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agent against throat and gum inflammation | It is adapted to the desert, with its hot winds, droughts and heat |
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Propagation is by direct seeding and by cuttings | Tamarix nilotica is known as Nile Tamarisk or Manna Tamarisk, in Arabic athel, abal or tarfa |