Abstract

Casuarina is a tree of rapid growth introduced into India about 60 years ago. It is good as fuel which burns well though not of much. value as a timber. This is grown in extent in South Arcot District owing to the ready demand for fuel at Madras to which place it is carried in boats along the Buckingham canal and also by rail. Owing to the increasing scarcity of fuel, the area under casuarina is steadily increasing. Soil. The casuarina is planted on all kinds of soils ranging from pure sands on the edge of the sea to the stiff clay soils in the inland. Sandy-loams with a water table at a depth of about 4 to 6 feet in summer are the best for casuarina.

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