Sentences with phrase «of tamarisk»

And with the return of spring each year, the nomadic wanderers invaded the groves of the tamarisk to pull off and eat in quantity the sweet bdellium.

One shall be made of cedar, one of tamarisk, etc., etc..

(Joshua 24:25 - 29) One who has seen, all the way from Korea to Arabia, the persistent continuance of such cult practices as these references indicate can not mistake the meaning of the tamarisk of Beer - sheba, (Genesis 21:33) the burning bush of sinai, (Exodus 3:2 - 5; Deuteronomy 33:16) the palm - tree of Deborah, (Judges 4:5) or the tamarisk - tree in Jabesh.

Not exact matches

The word means a fragrant gum; and this strongly supports the identification of manna with a sweet substance which is found adhering to the tamarisk tree, a honey - like sap sucked out by insects and available in greatest quantity in June.

Along the banks, the roots of weedy tamarisk shrubs guzzle even more water, and sedges grow in depressions — a sign of moisture pooling where it isn't needed.

Tamarisk and the tamarisk beetle are now permanent features of our western waterways, says Ben Bloodworth, who coordinates beetle - monitoring programs across the western U.S. and Mexico for the nonprofit Tamarisk Coalition.

And for vast swaths of western rivers, tamarisks are now the only tree.

These Old World beetles were imported and released in the early 2000s as a biological control for tamarisk, a once - beloved Eurasian tree that now monopolizes vast stretches of western waterways.

«What's problematic is that when it grows aggressively, it dramatically changes the landscape in ways that negatively affect native fauna and flora,» says University of Denver ecologist Anna Sher, who studies tamarisk and riparian restoration.

A seemingly unending thicket of tall, shrubby tamarisk trees parallels the ditch.

By 2001, they'd launched the tamarisk beetle program, releasing the insects at 10 different sites with the caveat that no releases would be permitted within 200 miles of a known flycatcher nest.

Diorhabda carinulata, the northern tamarisk leaf beetle, feeds on the leaves of Tamarix.

The hotel is not alone in the oasis, a bristling tuft of olive, pomegranate, and tamarisk trees zapped here and there with pink and white oleander.

The American landscape is a catalogue of noxious weeds and invasive pests that have disrupted native ecosystems: Japanese kudzu in the South, African tamarisk in the Southwest, Amazonian water hyacinth and Burmese pythons spreading through the Everglades, Russian zebra mussels choking the Great Lakes, Asian carp invading the Mississippi River system, and European brown rats everywhere.

Those willing to endure a rugged four - hour drive over unpaved Saharan roads and through blinding salt flats will be rewarded with Ksar Ghilane, an otherworldly camp on 25 acres of olive, pomegranate, and tamarisk trees.