Casuarinaceae FAMILY

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Casuarina cunninghamiana is a long-lived, relatively fast-growing, evergreen tree growing 12 - 35 metres tall with a bole that can be 30 - 150cm in diameter[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 1300 Title Australian Trees and Shrubs: Species for Land Rehabilitation and Farm Planting in the Tropics Publication Author Doran J.C.; Turnbull J.W. (Editors) Publisher Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Canbe Year 1997 ISBN 1-86320-127-0 Description A very informative book, rich in information about the uses, cultivation needs and very much more for over 160 species of Australian trees and shrubs. ]. The tree is often planted for its role in soil stabilization and reclamation; as an effective shelterbelt and also for its value as a timber and fuel. It is also often grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Northern Territories, Victoria

HabitatUsually found by freshwater rivers and streams and the adjacent flatlands, only extending a short way up the valley slopes[ 156 Title Useful Wild Plants in Australia. Publication Author Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Publisher William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney Year 1981 ISBN 0-00-216441-8 Description A very readable book. , 167 Title A Field Guide to Australian Trees. Publication Author Holliday. I. and Hill. R. Publisher Frederick Muller Ltd. Year 1974 ISBN 0-85179-627-3 Description A well illustrated and very readable book, but it does not contain much information for the plant project. ], mainly in alluvial sands and loams; at elevations up to 1,000 metres, but usually below 500 metres[ 167 Title A Field Guide to Australian Trees. Publication Author Holliday. I. and Hill. R. Publisher Frederick Muller Ltd. Year 1974 ISBN 0-85179-627-3 Description A well illustrated and very readable book, but it does not contain much information for the plant project. , 1300 Title Australian Trees and Shrubs: Species for Land Rehabilitation and Farm Planting in the Tropics Publication Author Doran J.C.; Turnbull J.W. (Editors) Publisher Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Canbe Year 1997 ISBN 1-86320-127-0 Description A very informative book, rich in information about the uses, cultivation needs and very much more for over 160 species of Australian trees and shrubs. ].