Australian River Pine Tree | Premium Seeds | Casuarina cunninghamiana | Plants ® (Premium Seeds 10000)

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Australian River Pine Tree | Premium Seeds | Casuarina cunninghamiana | Plants ® | LOT INFORMATION | No. 2024703024 | Germination: 71%; Germination Test: Cut (Full Seed); Purity: 87%; Seeds/lb: 219 240; Origin: NY; Crop Year: 2020; SPECIES DATA SHEET | – Common Names: Australian River Pine River Pine Australian Pine Casurina Pine Casuarina River Oak River She-Oak Creek Oak. – Species: Casuarina cunninghamiana. – Genus: Casuarina. – Family: Casuarinaceae. – Order: Fagales. – Clade: Tracheophytes Angiosperms Eudicots Rosids. – Conservation Status: –/– (-). – Natural Range & Distribution: Native to Australia and New Guinea. Introduced to many other coutries and continents worldwide. Considered invasive species in Florida. – Preferred Climate: Tropical and Subtropical (Af Am Aw BSh BSk Mediterranean & Temperate (Cfa Cfb Csa Csb Csc Cwa). – Hardiness Zones: 13b – 8a (USDA) – Best Grown (US States): FL GA SC NC VA DC MD DE NJ TN AL AR MS LA OK TX NM AZ UT NV CA OR WA HI Puerto Rico. – Max Height: 49ft to 115ft (15m to 35m). – Max Canopy Spread: 16ft to 82ft (5m to 25m). – Canopy Shape: Conical Spiky Uneven. – Leaf Behavior: Evergreen. – Summer Leaf Color: Bright light-green. – Fall (Autumn) Leaf Color: Grayish deep-green. – Growth Rate: Fast (above 5ft/year | 1.5m/year). – Blooming Description: The flowers on male trees are arranged in spikes 4-40 mm (0.2-1.6 in) long the anthers 0.4-0.7 mm (0.02-0.03 in) long. The female cones are on a peduncle 2-9 mm (0.08-0.4 in) long and sparsely covered with soft hairs. – Blossom Color: Brown and Reddish-pink. – Fruit Description: Cones. Mature cones are usually 7-14 mm (0.3-0.6 in) long and 4-6 mm (0.16-0.24 in) in diameter. – Seed Description: Samaras small winged seeds measuring 3-4 mm (0.12-0.16 in) long. – Bark Color: Finely fissured scaly and greyish brown. – Wood: Extremely hard and dense and has been used for construction of stilts poles and fences in coastal areas. Also used for firewood boat building house construction and furniture making. – Cultivation: Full sun in-land river-side species flood resistant salt intolerant. – Traditional Uses: Ornamental. Widely recognised as an important tree for stabilising riverbanks and for soil erosion prevention accepting wet and dry soils. The foliage is quite palatable to stock.