Botanical Name: Common Names:
Casuarina cunninghamiana River Sheoak, River Oak, ,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Trees Pendulous, Upright
Description:
Australian native tree that naturally occurs around riverbanks. It has drooping, needle-like branchlets. Foliage is grey-green and bark a rough dark brown. Tree is self mulching and suppresses any other plants growing under the root zone it is a nitrogen fixing tree and the root system can stabilise loose soil. Plant on its own as a feature tree or in a cluster. A feature of this tree is the whistling sound it makes as the wind blows through it.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
10-25m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Coastal Garden, Erosion Control, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Verge, Wind Break, Native Garden, Shade Tree
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Casuarinaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Brown, Green, Grey
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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