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Casuarina glauca

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	evergreen, single stem, C3 photosynthesis
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental, weed
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	30	5	34	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	700	1300	500	4000	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	25	-	36.5	36.5	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	900	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	high (>10 dS/m))
Soil PH	4.5	7	4	8	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	clear skies

Climate zone	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	-5	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.	wind, drought, coastal salt spray	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.	can become a weed

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	180	270
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

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Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
fuels	fuelwood	bark
fuels	charcoal	bark
food & beverage	vitamins	leaves
food & beverage	minerals	leaves
material	timber wood	bark
material	fibres	bark
material	dye/tannin	stems
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant
environmental	windbreak	entire plant
environmental	revegetation	entire plant
environmental	agroforestry	entire plant
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant
environmental	nitrogen fixation	roots