Botanical Name: Casuarina equisetifolia
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Common Name: Horsetail Tree, South Sea Ironwood  
Plant photo of: Casuarina equisetifolia
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

25-40'

 

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Leaf Color

Green

 

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Information by: George Hull MSN
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

Evergreen tree grows quickly to 50' x 30'. Upright tree has a feathery and open character. Will take salt spray, full sun or reflected heat. Drought resistant. Very tolerant of salty soil but does not do well in heavy clay. Good as a windbreak or screen. Damaged by hard frost. Native to southeast Asia and Australia.