{"product_id":"casuarina-junghuhniana-rhu-0-5-kg-seeds","title":"Casuarina Junghuhniana, Rhu - 0.5 kg Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCasuarina junghuhniana\u003c\/em\u003e, the Mountain She-oak (locally called Rhu), is a fast-growing evergreen tree with fine, drooping, needle-like branchlets very similar to the common Casuarina but better suited to inland and slightly elevated sites. Like its relatives it fixes atmospheric nitrogen through \u003cem\u003eFrankia\u003c\/em\u003e and tolerates poor soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is grown mainly for pulpwood, fuelwood, charcoal and poles, and is a leading species in clonal farm-forestry plantations in southern India, especially Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, where superior clones give very high biomass yields on short rotations. It also serves as a windbreak and shelterbelt tree. It thrives across the warm plains and lower hills on well-drained ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily: Casuarinaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative region: Indonesia (Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMature height: 20-35 m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowth rate: Very fast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe minute winged seeds require no pre-treatment. Surface-sow them thinly onto a moist, sandy seedbed and press in lightly without covering, keeping the bed shaded and evenly damp; germination takes about 7-14 days. Transplant the fragile seedlings into polybags while small, harden them off, and field-plant at 30-45 cm tall with the onset of the rains.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vedicflora","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51052186796278,"sku":"SED-TRE-CASUARINA-002","price":999.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/4980\/6326\/files\/nurserylive-seeds-casuarina-junghuhniana-rhu-0-5-kg-seeds-16968696168588.jpg?v=1782714369","url":"https:\/\/vedicflora.com\/products\/casuarina-junghuhniana-rhu-0-5-kg-seeds","provider":"vedicflora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}