Tree

Jhau (Casuarina / Sea Pine)

Casuarina equisetifolia

"ঝাউ (Jhau)"

Quick Facts

Casuarina equisetifolia

Tree

Family

Casuarinaceae

Growing Area

Coastal belt of Bangladesh — Cox's Bazar, Teknaf, Kuakata, Hatiya Island and other coastal chars; also planted inland as windbreak

Habitat

Sandy coastal shorelines, beach ridges, embankments and coastal afforestation zones

Propagation

Seeds or cuttings

Planting Time

June–August (monsoon)

Use Value

Coastal afforestation and erosion control; windbreak against cyclones; fuelwood and charcoal; nitrogen-fixing tree that improves coastal soils.

Bloom Months

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

About

Casuarina equisetifolia, commonly known as coastal she-oak, horsetail she-oak, ironwood, beach sheoak, beach casuarina, whistling tree or Australian pine is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is native to Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia and India. It is a small to medium-sized, monoecious tree with scaly or furrowed bark on older specimens, drooping branchlets, the leaves reduced to scales in whorls of 7 or 8, the fruit 10–24 mm (0.4–0.9 in) long containing winged seeds (samaras) 6–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long.

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