Abstract
Tamarisk (also known as salt cedar) is mentioned once in the Quran, “There was for [the tribe of] Saba’ in their dwelling place a sign: two [fields of] gardens on the right and on the left. [They were told], “Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him. A good land [have you], and a forgiving Lord. “But they turned away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam, and We replaced their two [fields of] gardens with gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees. (Surah 34, Āyah 15,16)” (The Quranic Arabic Corpus 2011). I was introduced to this quote by a fellow intern when treating tamarisk in the American Southwest, joking that we were dealing with a curse right out of an Abrahamic religion.
Recommended Citation
Adams, Aaron
(2021)
"Treating Invasive Tamarisk as an Intern at San Andres National Wildlife Refuge,"
The Geographical Bulletin: Vol. 62:
Iss.
2, Article 10.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/thegeographicalbulletin/vol62/iss2/10