How to Use salt cedar in a Sentence

salt cedar

noun

• Davila said the fire was burning invasive salt cedar growing on the Gila River.
  — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 5 May 2025
• This wildfire season, the brushy trees alternatively known as salt cedars are also proving to be a catalyst for blazes that foul the air with acrid smoke.
  — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 May 2026
• Invasive tamarisk trees, also known as salt cedars, have fueled several recent wildfires across central Arizona.
  — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 May 2026
• The fire began on May 7, and the north side of the fire remained active, driven by wind through dense salt cedar in the Gila River bottom.
  — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 5 May 2025
• Originally from the eastern hemisphere, salt cedar, or tamarisk, is a thirsty plant that grows along river corridors, but whose roots suck up so much water that the plant can lower water tables and drain rivers.
  — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
• Invasive plants like buffelgrass, stinknet, and salt cedar outcompete native flora, increase wildfire risk and deplete water resources.
  — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026