Data sheet

Casuarina equisetifolia

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	evergreen, single stem, C3 photosynthesis
Habit	erect	Category	materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental, weed
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	35	10	40	Soil texture	medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	700	3500	200	5000	Soil fertility	low	low
Latitude	15	12	25	31.5	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1500	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	6.5	4	8.5	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	clear skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.	coastal salt spray	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.	can become a weed