Tropicals, Woody > Casuarina > Casuarina equisetifolia > Casuarina equisetifolia
Casuarina equisetifolia
Beach She-oak
Origin: Native to south Australia.
| Family |
| Casuarinaceae |
| Genus |
| Casuarina |
| Species |
| equisetifolia |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 6 - 35 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Shape |
| Upright, tall and spreading. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Sand beaches, rocky coats and sand dunes. |
| Leaf Description |
| Scale leaves in whorls of 6 - 8. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are produced in small catkin-like inflorescences. Male flowers are simple spikes that are 0.7 - 4 cm long while the female flowers are short peduncles. |
| Fruit Description |
| Oval woody structure, 10 - 24 mm long and 9 - 13 mm wide and superficially resembling a conifer cone. Contains a single seed with a small wing that is 6 - 8 mm long. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are white. The foliage is a greyish-green. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The wood is used for shingles, fencing and said to be an excellent firewood. |
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