Casuarina glauca
“Swamp She-Oak”
TREE 6 TO 20 METRES TALLRounded / conical shape, slightly pendulous branches & ‘needle-type’ foliage. Male & female flowers on separate trees in July-Nov. Seeds & flowers attract birds including Black Cockatoos. Hardy & good in saline swampy areas but tolerates drier sites.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Tall Trees: 10m & Over |
| Family | Casuarinaceae |
| Aspect | Full Shade / Filtered Sun |
| Soil | Adaptable, Moist |
| Habitat | Wetlands |
| Features | |
| Bird Attracting, Clay Tolerant Species, Drought Tolerant Species, Fire Resistant Plants, Frost Tolerant Plants, Native Timber Trees, Salt Tolerant, Seaside Plantings, Windbreaks | |
| Localities | |
| Albion, Ballymore, Banyo, Eagle Farm, Eagle Junction, Enoggera Catchment, Fitzgibbon, Hamilton, Hendra, Ipswich area, Kalinga, Logan City, Mayne, Newstead, Northgate, Pine Rivers, South Stradbroke Island, Sunshine Coast district, Taigum, Toombul, Windsor, Zillmere | |
