Casuarina cunninghamiana
| Family | Products | Niche | Ecological Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casuarinaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Fodder | Scattered in homestead | Ornamental, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves, Wind break |
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Moist and wet Kolla and dry and moist Weyna Dega and Dega |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relatively fast-growing tree | Protection of seedlings from browsing stock during initial growth, coppicing | No | unknown | Ethiopia |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 0-2 200 | 13-29 | 1300-2800 | light textured sands, and gravel including poor soils and eroded sites. Has been successfully planted in acidic, neutral, alkaline and saline soils |
| Amharic | Oromo |
|---|---|
| Shewshewe, Arzelibanos | Shawshawe |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | East Shewa |