Casuarina cunninghamiana
Casuarina are Australian native she-oaks adapted to extreme coastal conditions. Wind-swept, salt-laden air presents no challenge to these tough natives. Their distinctive needle-like foliage and coastal provenance make them indispensable for beachfront, dune, and riparian stabilisation projects.
Specifier notes. A core species in our screening range, suited to fast establishment of visual and noise buffers.
Site & establishment. Tolerates coastal exposure provided the planting hole drains and soil is not waterlogged. Salt tolerance is high enough for direct salt-laden wind exposure once established.
How we supply it. Australian native — useful where Australian native specification is mandated by brief or council.
Cape Nursery production. All Cape Nursery stock is grown 7 km from the Pacific Ocean, hardened to coastal sun and wind from propagation rather than acclimatised at point of sale. Specimens leave us biosecurity-traceable, and root-checked. National delivery is available; collection from Ewingsdale is welcomed Mon–Thu 7:30am–4pm.