Casuarina cunninghamiana
River sheoak · also River oak, Creek oak, Cunningham's beefwood
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Casuarina cunninghamiana, known as river sheoak, is a tree native to Australia and New Guinea, featuring fissured bark and slender, drooping, pine-needle-like branchlets. It thrives in various soil conditions, tolerates coastal salty winds, and is used for windbreaks and erosion control due to its fast growth. This species also enriches urban landscapes through its nitrogen-fixing capabilities.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,4900.32%35 yr18 in
- 1,4780.97%—3.8 in
- 2230.06%—15 in
- 530.04%—7.0 in
- 150.18%——
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 25–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 11 in, 90th percentile 21 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests
- Northern New Guinea montane rain forests
- Queensland tropical rain forests
- Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests
- Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Arnhem Land tropical savanna
- Brigalow tropical savanna
- Carpentaria tropical savanna
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Southeast Australia temperate savanna
Mangroves
- New Guinea mangroves
Other Casuarina in the catalogue
5 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
