Swamp Oak (Casuarina Glauca) 100 Seeds
 
 
Casuarinas are often called 'native pines' because their foliage bears a similarity to pine needles. Individual plants are either male or female, but unlike the conifers they bear resemblance to they are in fact true flowering plants. The Casuarinaceae family is native to Australia, southeast Asia and islands of the Pacific.
Casuarina glauca is commonly called the 'Swamp Oak' due to the wood's oak-like appearance and natural occurrence near brackish waterways. The prostrate form is a non-flowering curio originating at Bulli south of Sydney (see map left). The bark is grey-brown and scaly, with stems growing horizontally to mould over surfaces. The reason for its form and failure to produce flowers is unclear. However many other coastal heath plants, such as Banksia and Themeda similarly produce prostrate forms.
 
 
This selected prostrate form of Casuarina glauca is being marketed as Casuarina glauca 'Cousin It', strangely named from a character in the TV series 'The Addams Family' featuring a group of fictional characters created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The series ran 1964-1966 and 1973-1975. The character's name was actually 'Cousin Itt' with two 't's.
 

The swamp oak grows as a 8–10 m high tree, or rarely to 20 m.
 
 
This pack contains approx 100 seeds.
 
 
Care and propagation notes are included.