Data sheet

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	evergreen, deciduous, single stem, C3 photosynthesis
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale, harvested from wild

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	36	8	42	Soil texture	medium, light	medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	600	1500	450	5000	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	14	12	36	38	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	2200	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	6.5	4.5	7.5	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	clear skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-10	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.