Casuarina cunninghamiana

Label description

River Sheoak. Shelter or shade tree to 20mH x 12mW. Needle-like foliage, woody cones. Flowers December-January. Most soils, well-drained or damp, full sun. Grows on riverbanks. Controls soil by suckering. Very fast growing. (T/E)

Family

Casuarinaceae

Genus

Casuarina

Species

cunninghamiana

Form

Parentage

Category

Tree

Distribution

Along watercourses in the Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales

Height

20 metres

Width

12 metres

Suggested use

Feature

Drainage

Most Soils

Frost tolerance

Tolerates -7 degrees

Flowering months

December to January

Sun tolerance

Full Sun

Flower colour

Rating

G.Quinn (1), D.Wood (2), A.Van den Borre (3,5), P.Lock (4,6), J.Lindner (7)