Evergreen tree up to 30m. height. Although it seems a conifer butis not. Leaves dark green needleleaf. Its stems adapted green areequisetiformes. The flowers are unisexual, inconspicuous andsmall size. The fruit is a false pineapple.
Common name: Pine Australian casuarina
Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia L.
Family: Casuarinaceae.
Origin: Australia.
Evergreen tree up to 30m. height. Although it seems a conifer butis not. Leaves dark green needleleaf. Their stems adaptedgreen, are equisetiformes, and are between 10 to 20 cm long and 1 mm in diameter. The flowers are unisexual, inconspicuousand small size. The species is monoecious diclono (lead male and female flowers). It has fruit on the axes and the scales of the female inflorescences are lignified and form a false conescontaining the fruits globose, small samaras of 5-8 mm in diameter.
Cultivation: It multiplies very well from seed, without previous treatment and germination is high.
