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Casuarina glauca
Swamp Oak
Notes

Uses: Large she-oak from NSW and Qld. Excellent tree for wet or swamp like areas.
tendency to sucker so best not planted near infrastructure so are better suited to larger parks and gardens.
Makes excellent timber for crafts as well as a fuel.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-open Open
  • Height 8-20m
  • Spread 8-15m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Casuarinaceae
  • Botanical Name Casuarina glauca
  • Common Name Swamp Oak
  • Origin Qld, NSW
  • Habit Erect, Spreading
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Flooding, Water logging
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Foliage Green
  • Flower Type Insignificant
  • Purpose Ornamental, Screen, Timber, Erosion
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Furrowed
  • Form Tall Tree (Usually exceeds 10m)