Casuarina equisetifolia
| Agro-ecological Zone |
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| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pruning, thinning | Yes | evergreen | Uganda |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 200-5000 | 10-35 | 0-1400 | Soils are invariably well-drained and rather coarse textured, principally sands and sand loams. The species tolerates both calcareous and slightly alkaline soils but is intolerant of prolonged waterlogging and may fail on poor sands where the subsoil moisture conditions are unsatisfactory |
| Lugishu |
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| Kapaini |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | Prota Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casuarinaceae | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Fodder, Tannins/Dyestuff | Cropland boundary, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Road boundary/ openland | Casuarina equisetifolia | Link | Casuarina equisetifolia L. | Link | Ornamental, Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Wind break | Link |