{"product_id":"salvadora-persica-toothbrush-tree","title":"Salvadora persica - Toothbrush Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSalvadora persica\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the Toothbrush Tree, Arak or Miswak, is a low evergreen tree or large shrub native to the Arabian Peninsula, north Africa and southern Asia. It forms a dense, drooping mass of pale green succulent-textured leaves on soft whitish branches, and carries small greenish flowers followed by pink to red edible berries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is one of the few woody plants that will grow on genuinely saline ground and in coastal sabkha margins, and it is deeply embedded in the cultural landscape of the region. Specifiers use it for saline site rehabilitation, native character planting and informal evergreen screening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3 to 6 metres, occasionally taller on favourable ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3 to 6 metres, often broader than tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Arabian Peninsula, north and east Africa, Iran, Pakistan and India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thick, fleshy, pale green elliptic leaves held densely on drooping branches; evergreen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Moderate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tolerates a very wide range including saline, sandy, gravelly and alkaline soils; performs where most trees will not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater\u003c\/strong\u003e: Low; drought-tolerant once established and able to draw on saline groundwater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in hot arid, semi-arid and coastal regions and is fully adapted to Gulf conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Features\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Low, dense, weeping mass of soft branches, readily grown as a multi-stemmed shrub or lifted to a small tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small greenish yellow flowers in loose sprays, inconspicuous but freely produced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small round berries ripening pink to red, edible and sweet, taken readily by birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses\u003c\/strong\u003e: Saline and sabkha margin rehabilitation, native character planting, informal evergreen screening, windbreak understorey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant 3 to 4 metres apart for a continuous screen, or 5 to 6 metres as individual specimens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Needs no routine pruning; cut back only to restrict spread or to lift a clear stem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePest Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Robust and largely free of significant pest and disease problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSalt Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: High salt tolerance in both soil and groundwater, one of the principal reasons it is specified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep rooting and reliably drought-tolerant in hot arid conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife Attraction\u003c\/strong\u003e: Berries are taken heavily by birds, and the dense drooping canopy gives nesting and roosting cover on open coastal ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Significance\u003c\/strong\u003e: The twigs are the traditional miswak chewing stick, and the species is long established in the cultural landscape of Arabia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Toothbrush Tree is the answer where the soil is saline, the site is hot and the scheme needs to read as authentically Arabian.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornatec International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452563050692,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/0493\/5108\/files\/placeholder-tree_eb756750-4657-4b08-9792-51a39b0bbce7.png?v=1785211163","url":"https:\/\/ornatecinternational.com\/en-ae\/products\/salvadora-persica-toothbrush-tree","provider":"Ornatec International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}