COOL DUDES, HOT CHICKS (BEACH SHEOAK)

Written By Alex Crowson
 

When does a tree that seems to be able to provide so much good become a tree that is reviled for causing so much harm? Today’s subject is the beach sheoak (Casuarina equisetifolia) a tree that is loved and loathed by many, including the Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) of Keewaydin Island, where some well-meaning locals caused harm to the local sea turtle population in an effort to stay the gulf winds.

Beach sheoak
(Casuarina equisetifolia)

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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
Episode cover photo by Dinesh Valke

Additional Reading:

The beach sheoak (Casuarina equisetifolia)
Some cultivation facts and uses
A Floridata Plant Profile
How to Identify the Difference Species in Florida
Ecology and Management of Sheoak (Casuarina spp.), an Invader of Coastal Florida, U.S.A.

 
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