Trees from a distance

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Hi EZ,
I have a client who has a huge Casuarina (aka: She oak).
It's actually not that bad looking as a single specimen tree.
Tom's photo is of a young one...if it is this tree...??? Waiting and hoping...
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-Diane-
 
Diane is correct! This is C equisetifolia, aka Australian Pine. Invasive as all get-out in FL and the Caribbean. Probably elsewhere too... Lost is filmed in Hawaii, and you can see oodles of them in the beach scenes. I assume they are not native there, either.

-Tom

(PS - This stuff is some of the hardest wood I have ever put a saw into!!! Weird, huh?)
 
All right! Yes, the wood is very hard and some people get a rash from the sawdust .. so be careful.
Since we're in the lower latitudes here's one more from the 'land of the Koalas':

-Diane-
 

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Also, another few things about Casuarina:
-the dark wood is used in turnery
-the wood is smokeless & high heat

So get those trees down and put into some good use!

-the sap was used for toothaches in Aboriginal medicine (although it is also toxic to some of those who are non-native...so maybe don't try this).
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-Diane-
 
BTW this tree I posted is growing one ridge inland from me so it obviously doesn't just hang out in the southern hemisphere.
A client recently purchased property that was planted years ago with hundreds of plants from Australia and even a macadamia nut tree! All are thriving just fine...maybe the latitudes/poles are reversing..
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-Diane-
 
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no wonder Diane got it, she has interest in very hard wood.
 
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BTW this tree I posted is growing one ridge inland from me so it obviously doesn't just hang out in the southern hemisphere.
A client recently purchased property that was planted years ago with hundreds of plants from Australia and even a macadamia nut tree! All are thriving just fine...maybe the latitudes/poles are reversing..
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-Diane-

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I've got two machdamia nut trees in pots that i have to bring in during the winter. someday, if I build a tropical house, i can plant them.
 
Hi Xman,
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Well, make sure it's a TALL greenhouse. These trees reach 35 ft. My client's tree is 10 x 15 ft. and he got 25 lbs. of nuts last year. (It take 7 -10 yrs. before nut production) The 'Rare Fruit and Nut Grower' guys came by to see the tree since they couldn't believe it was here this far north and near the coast.
Make sure your trees are M. integrifolia or M. tetraphylla. Any other species is poisonous. Also, all macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs.
Mac trees have shallow roots and are sensitive to root rot so be careful.
Good luck. Seems like you are collecting quite an unusual array of trees!

-Diane-
 
Wow, you are a wealth of knowledge!

these were growing under an edible macadamia nut tree in florida, so I was told anyway.... I have two in pots.

i hope one day to have a two story greenhouse/tropical house on the rear of my house. with second floor balconys.

i could keep crown reducing it if it got near the ceiling.

hmmmm, the next late night i get on the buzz, i should spend my time finishing that giant sequioa post with it's pictures of the move. it is struggling by the way, many areas browning, but still quite a few tips producing green needles too.
 
Banksia, is correct, Xman.
There are over 50 species and this is a coastal Banksia integrifolia. It's a woodworker's dream with pinkish-red coloring and a distinctive pattern in its wood.
You might want to add this to your greenhouse collection
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Banksia is in the Proteaceae family just like Macadamia:

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Wow, you are a wealth of knowledge!

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No, not really. I just happen to love mac nuts and have read about them over the years.



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these were growing under an edible macadamia nut tree in florida,

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Seedlings can take 8-12 yrs. before producing nuts and then the quality can be unpredictable.
Usually mac trees are grafted and then on some you can get nuts within 2 yrs! You might want to look into purchasing trees from some nut tree nursery. (A variety: 'Dorado' is cold-resistant.)


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i should spend my time finishing that giant sequioa post

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Yes, do! When you have the time.
Dieback is to be expected, but hopefully there's still a good chance it may make it.
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-Diane-
 
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