{"product_id":"casuarina-glauca","title":"Swamp Oak - Casuarina glauca","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSwamp Oak - Casuarina glauca\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew Australian trees handle a wet, salty, compacted site as calmly as \u003cem\u003eCasuarina glauca\u003c\/em\u003e, which grows naturally on estuarine flats from Queensland down into Victoria. It reads as a soft grey-green column of weeping branchlets rather than a broad shade canopy, and it keeps growing where paperbarks sulk and exotics fail. Landscape designers choose it for coastal and reclaimed ground where drainage is poor and wind carries salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Swamp Oak\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Feet Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It survives periodic inundation and heavy clay that would rot most feature trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSalt Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Salt-laden wind and brackish groundwater are part of its natural habitat, not a stress.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Cover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Growth of roughly a metre a year in reasonable soil gives usable height within a few seasons.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWind Filtering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine drooping branchlets slow wind rather than block it, so the tree flexes instead of snapping.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Glossy black cockatoos and small woodland birds feed and shelter in mature stands.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in staggered rows it takes the brunt of onshore wind on exposed acreage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrainage Lines and Swales\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sited along low wet ground it stabilises banks and lifts moisture from the profile.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural Boundary Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single line gives tall, airy privacy without a solid hedge wall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRevegetation Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used in habitat and bank stabilisation work where indigenous species are required.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring in temperate zones, any time outside frost in coastal subtropics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extremely adaptable, from waterlogged clay and saline flats to sand, pH 5.5 to 8\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once or twice a week through the first two summers, then only in drought. Keep a 75mm coarse mulch layer clear of the trunk and expect root suckers, which should be mown or cut off if a clean lawn edge matters.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 20m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coastal and estuarine eastern Australia, Queensland to Victoria\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, rusty brown male spikes and small red female flowers\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795297796382,"sku":"ND-0386-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795297829150,"sku":"ND-0386-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/EGuKpCggxgUrkJDG4aDXM_XzxbcEds.jpg?v=1787313027","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/casuarina-glauca","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}