Haloxylon is a drought- and salinity-adapted shrub which is cultivated for sand dune stabilization, improvement of physical and chemical properties of soil and prevent further erosion of soil. In this study a plan that was performed by Administration of Watershed management of Ardakan in 2009 for wind erosion control and reclamation of bare saline alkali soil was eva‎luated. The area contained soil with two fine and coarse texture. Haloxylon seedlings were planted in rows with density of 100 tree stand per hectare and irrigated monthly using water with salinity of 7.6 dS m-1. 9=years later the plan was eva‎luated in view of the plant establishment and variation of physical and chemical characteristics of the soil. Results showed that Halyxolon cultivation could improve its saline-sodic bed soil by increase in infiltration capacity, decrease in bulk density, decrease in soil salinity, SAR and other ions contents. Grown plants in the fine soil area was 1.5 times taller than those in coarse soil area. Besides, these plants had 2 times more canopy cover than those ones in the region with coarse texture soil. Halyxolon seeds from plants in fine texture soils had higher germination power (5 times) rather than those produced from coarse texture soil. Finally, it was concluded that Halyxolon could be established well for wind erosion control and bare soil reclamation specially in fine texture soil.

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