I had a nice tamarisk once (T. chinensis) that I was growing as a bonsai, but
it was too much work. The genus is usually not considered hardy in Zone 5, but
there is one in Syracuse.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)