Tropicals, Woody > Casuarina > Casuarina torulosa > Casuarina torulosa
Casuarina torulosa
Forest Oak
Origin: Native to Australia in the states of New South Wales and Queensland.
| Family |
| Casuarinaceae |
| Genus |
| Casuarina |
| Species |
| torulosa |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8b - 11a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5a - 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 12 - 27 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 53 - 80 |
| Height |
| 15 - 25 m |
| Spread |
| 8 - 10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Screen and windbreak. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Moist, well-drained clay, loamy, sandy loam and clay loam soils. Thrives in acidic and neutral pH. Tolerates light frost. |
| Shape |
| Tall, vertically growing tree with a large droopy canopy. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Tussock moth and cotton locust. |
| Habitat |
| Dense forests, along the coast and on hillsides. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Small and ovate. |
| Leaf Description |
| Needles that are long and pendulous. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers from autumn to winter. |
| Fruit Description |
| Cone-like fruit, spherical in shape ranging from 20 - 40 mm in size. |
| Colour Description |
| The bark is greyish-brown in colour. The buds are a light brown colour. The needles are green and turn a dark purple in winter months. |
| Texture Description |
| The bark is very rough similar in texture to a cork. The bud has a smooth texture. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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