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Casuarina obesa

Other Name Swamp Oak Location NATIMUK VIC 3409 - Property No T11272 File Number T11272 Level Regional

[1/5] T11272 Casuarina obesa [2/5] T11272 Casuarina obesa [3/5] T11272 Casuarina obesa [4/5] T11272 Casuarina obesa [5/5] T11272 Casuarina obesa

Statement of Significance

Rare or localised

These 2 stands of Casaurina obesa are growing on a private property south-east of Natimuk. The stands are located on flat terrain with gilgai-patterened grey heavy clay. The trees form a dense, tangled thicket 6 metres high, with a very sparse herbaceous layer. An overstorey of Eucalyptus largiflorens occurs in some places. Much of the area is covered by water in winter and early spring.
C. obesa is a highly distinctive species, the cladodes usually having a strikingly tangled appearance and its habitat being swamp margins. Another stand occurs at Karadoc Swamp,near Mildura.
They could face extinction from salting
04/02/2011 (AB) Trees are noted to be in fair condition and continuing to self sow.

Measurements: 20/08/1982
Spread (m):
Girth (m):
Height (m): 6
Estimated Age (yrs): 80
Condition: Good