Beach She-oak - Casuarina equisetifolia
Beach She-oak - Casuarina equisetifolia
(200 seeds)
As a bonsai, this tough plant adapts well to most bonsai styles and sizes, and its thin pine-like leaves make it a beautiful bonsai specimen, Read More
As a bonsai, this tough plant adapts well to most bonsai styles and sizes, and its thin pine-like leaves make it a beautiful bonsai specimen, but is generally at its best as a medium to large bonsai and looks marvelous in group plantings. It can be grown indoors, but will require good light.
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Product Details
Common Name: Beach She-oak - Casuarina equisetifolia
Seeds Per Packet: Approx 200
Hardiness: 3 (-5 to 0 °C)
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Saline, Sand, Silt
Watering: Medium
Bonsai Location: Outdoor
Bonsai Styles: Any
Flower Colour: Unremarkable
Additional Features: Attracts Birds, Easy Care Plants
Scientific Name: Casuarina equisetifolia
Climate: Arid/Semi Arid, Subtropical, Tropical, Warm Temperate
Ideal Soil pH: Alkaline
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun
Foliage Colour: Green
Tree Full Height: 10-15m
Tree Full Width: 5-10m
Bonsai Size: 5-10m
Bonsai Difficulty Beginner
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Growing Information
In The Garden
Casuarina equisetifolia is an evergreen tree growing to 6–35 m tall. In the right conditions this tree will grow fast and give you good shade on a hot day. Known as the Coastal Sheoak this species produces some of the best fire wood in the world thanks to its ability to burn readily and make beautiful coals.
Propagation
Casuarina equisetifolia is a native of Queensland, the Northern Territory where it grows on the coastal fringe. The tree is also native to South East Asia where you find the most beautiful examples of this tree as a bonsai. It will grow in temperate areas and will manage very light frosts. This tree has many other great features as well. It grows very well in sandy soils making it a great wind break tree in warmer climates.
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In The Garden
Casuarina equisetifolia is an evergreen tree growing to 6–35 m tall. In the right conditions this tree will grow fast and give you good shade on a hot day. Known as the Coastal Sheoak this species produces some of the best fire wood in the world thanks to its ability to burn readily and make beautiful coals.
Propagation
Casuarina equisetifolia is a native of Queensland, the Northern Territory where it grows on the coastal fringe. The tree is also native to South East Asia where you find the most beautiful examples of this tree as a bonsai. It will grow in temperate areas and will manage very light frosts. This tree has many other great features as well. It grows very well in sandy soils making it a great wind break tree in warmer climates.
Common Name: Beach She-oak - Casuarina equisetifolia
Seeds Per Packet: Approx 200
Hardiness: 3 (-5 to 0 °C)
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Saline, Sand, Silt
Watering: Medium
Bonsai Location: Outdoor
Bonsai Styles: Any
Flower Colour: Unremarkable
Additional Features: Attracts Birds, Easy Care Plants
Scientific Name: Casuarina equisetifolia
Climate: Arid/Semi Arid, Subtropical, Tropical, Warm Temperate
Ideal Soil pH: Alkaline
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun
Foliage Colour: Green
Tree Full Height: 10-15m
Tree Full Width: 5-10m
Bonsai Size: 5-10m
Bonsai Difficulty Beginner
