tree id pls - long long needles not pine

treebie · 12th February 2010, 05:13 PM

hi there - recently I was in the beautiful oz surrounded by my favourite gum trees, but the one I want to ask about isnt a gum...

(I read another post about embedding images but doubt Ive got it right!) Anyway two pics should be attached at least. There were several of these trees at a lakeside reserve in Central Coast. One of them had a resident pair of tawny frogmouths, just wonderful! Anyway I cant identify the tree, everything on line points me to pines but nothing to match this. Im sure its just tree identification 101 but would appreciate your input.

Cheers

Eric Frei · 12th February 2010, 05:17 PM

Casuarina I'd say.

treebie · 12th February 2010, 06:09 PM

thank you so much Ekka

kiwi_tree_steve · 12th February 2010, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Casuarina I'd say.

yup! cool foliage on these

Eric Frei · 12th February 2010, 07:57 PM

I love ths sound of them when in a grove crossing sandhills for your fishing spot, something about it when the wind passes past casuarinas.

jmcg.insight.gardens · 13th February 2010, 11:42 AM

Quote:

I love ths sound of them when in a grove crossing sandhills for your fishing spot, something about it when the wind passes past casuarinas.

I'm in agreement there, the sound is so distinctive and it stirs me every time.....

glennak · 12th March 2010, 11:40 PM

Certainly a Casuarina (She Oak) you would have had trouble with the ID because the things you decribed as needles are branches and the little rings around these branches are where the leaves are. You often need to count these leaves to get an ID which is a bit hard with the naked eye.

Done it · 12th March 2010, 11:49 PM

That's really interesting, always been one of my favourite trees.

Davo The Terrible · 13th March 2010, 10:21 AM

I would go with Casuarina glauca at a guess - extra long needles and the lakeside location.

12th February 2010, 05:13 PM	#1
treebie I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: new zealand Posts: 2	tree id pls - long long needles not pine hi there - recently I was in the beautiful oz surrounded by my favourite gum trees, but the one I want to ask about isnt a gum... (I read another post about embedding images but doubt Ive got it right!) Anyway two pics should be attached at least. There were several of these trees at a lakeside reserve in Central Coast. One of them had a resident pair of tawny frogmouths, just wonderful! Anyway I cant identify the tree, everything on line points me to pines but nothing to match this. Im sure its just tree identification 101 but would appreciate your input. Cheers Attached Thumbnails

12th February 2010, 05:17 PM	#2
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,814	Re: tree id pls - long long needles not pine Casuarina I'd say. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

12th February 2010, 06:09 PM	#3
treebie I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: new zealand Posts: 2	Re: tree id pls - long long needles not pine thank you so much Ekka

12th February 2010, 07:57 PM	#5
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,814	Re: tree id pls - long long needles not pine I love ths sound of them when in a grove crossing sandhills for your fishing spot, something about it when the wind passes past casuarinas. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

12th March 2010, 11:40 PM	#7
glennak Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Melbourne Posts: 179	Re: tree id pls - long long needles not pine Certainly a Casuarina (She Oak) you would have had trouble with the ID because the things you decribed as needles are branches and the little rings around these branches are where the leaves are. You often need to count these leaves to get an ID which is a bit hard with the naked eye.

12th March 2010, 11:49 PM	#8
Done it Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Australia. Posts: 784	Re: tree id pls - long long needles not pine That's really interesting, always been one of my favourite trees.

13th March 2010, 10:21 AM	#9
Davo The Terrible Former Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Gold Coast QLD Posts: 121	Re: tree id pls - long long needles not pine I would go with Casuarina glauca at a guess - extra long needles and the lakeside location.

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