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Australian Pine ( Casuarina )

Australian Pine ( Casuarina ). The Australian Pine is…. A deciduous tree with a soft, wispy, pine-like appearance fast-growing (5-10 feet per year) can grow to 100 feet or more in height Also known as ironwood, beefwood, she oak and horsetail tree . Similar?. Casuarina. Pinus.

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Australian Pine ( Casuarina )

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  1. Australian Pine (Casuarina)

  2. The Australian Pine is… • A deciduous tree • with a soft, wispy, pine-like appearance • fast-growing (5-10 feet per year) can grow to 100 feet or more in height • Also known as ironwood, beefwood, she oak and horsetail tree

  3. Similar? Casuarina Pinus

  4. Australian Pine

  5. Where is it Found

  6. Seeding Seeds are: Wind released Epigeal

  7. Management options • No biological controls are currently available for management of Australian pine. • For Small Infestations • Manual removal of seedlings and saplings is recommended

  8. Management Options • For Larger Infestations • Herbicides • Prescribed fire

  9. SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVE PLANTS • Because most of these shrub species are evergreen, they provide year-round shade, erosion control and essential food and shelter for native wildlife. • A few examples of Atlantic and Caribbean natives include sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera), sea ox-eye daisy (Borrichia frutescens), sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus), sea lavender (Tournefortia gnaphalodes) and sea-blight (Suaeda maritima).

  10. The Australian Pine………..

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