Grow Your Garden with the Golden Charm of Casuarina equisetifolia aurea

Description

Common name:

Casurina Golden

Regional name:

Hindi - Jungli Saru, Janglijhau, Vilay Aaisaru, Bengali - Jau, Marathi - Suru, Gujariti - Vilayati Saru,Tamil - Savukhu, Telugu -chauku, Sarugudu

Category:

Trees, Shrubs

Family:

Casuarinaceae

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

Flowers are inconspicuous

Foliage color:

Variegated, Green, Yellow

Plant Height or length:

More than 12 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

4 to 6 meters

Plant Form:

Upright or Erect

Estimated Life Span:

Very long lived

Special Character:

• Rare Plant or difficult to get plant
• Good for making bonsai
• Good for Cut foliage
• Good for Topiary
• Good for screening
• Good for Hedges and Borders
• Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
• Recommended for creating shade
• Quick growing trees
• Evergreen trees
• Suitable for road median planting
• Suitable for avenue planting
• Hanging or weeping growth habit
• Salt or salinity tolerant
• Good on seaside
• Grows best in humid and warm regions

Generally available in India in quantities of:

Less than ten

Plant Description:

* This is a variegated form of the regular casurina that has been described below. Its needs start yellow and then turn green as they mature.
* Native of Australia, Malaysia, Pacific Islands
* Branchlets look like the needles of a pine
* Hardwood tree
* Leaves in whorls at the nodes
* Evergreen tree
* It is one of the best fuelwoods of the world
* It is the main fuel wood in the city of Chennai
* 30 m or more tall.
* Equisetifolia means leaves like an equisetum or horse tail.
* Hardy tree and very useful tree
* Timber is used for beams and bark in tanning
* The name refers to the plumage of the cassowary bird

Growing tips:

* This variety is slightly more delicate than the regular casurina. It however grows without many problems.
* Plants will grow in all types of soils
* Addition of manure before planting will make the trees grow very lush and quickly
* Is free from attacks of pests and diseases