Tamarix jordanis, Jordan Tamarisk,
אשל הירדן
 
Scientific name:  Tamarix jordanis
Common name:  Jordan Tamarisk
Hebrew name:  אשל הירדן
Family:  Tamaricaceae, אשליים

Tamarix jordanis, Jordan Tamarisk, אשל הירדן
Location: Hula Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: May 13, 2009

 
Life form:  Tree
Leaves:  Alternate, scale
Flowers:  White
Flowering Period:  March, April, May, June, July, August
Habitat:  Humid habitats
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה:  Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Perenating
Protected Flower, צמח מוגן:  Yes, endemic

Tamarix jordanis, Jordan Tamarisk, אשל הירדן
Location: Hula Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: May 13, 2009

H.B.Tristram (11 May 1822 - 8 March 1906) , The Natural History of the Bible: "Abraham planted a grove (eshel) in Beersheba" (Gen.XXI.33): "Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree (eshel) at Jabesh" (I Sam. XXXI.13); but, in 1 Chron. X.12, it is called 'elah,' an oak. Critics are agreed that 'eshel' signifies some particular tree, and the best authorities identify it with the Arabic asal, the Tamarisk tree.
No less than seven species of Tamarisk are found in Palestine, and several of them in great abundance."