Fig. 17.-Horsetail-beefwood, Casarina equisetifolia (left) and Fig. 18 scalybark
 beefwood, Casuarina lepidophloia.

desirable characteristics of both species. In this process, a scion from
scalybark beefwood which produces a dense, upright, dark green top
is grafted to the non-sprouting root system of a seedling horsetail
beefwood. Resulting trees are highly recommended for home land-
scape use as background or framing trees, sheared specimens or as a
clipped hedge.

 Cedrus deodara. Pinaceae. Deodar Cedar. Northern part of the
Central and Northern area. Evergreen. Himalayas.
 Deodar cedar is a large tree up to 50 feet in height with a regular
pyramidal outline (Fig. 19). Branches are pendulous or slightly droop-
ing in habit with rigid, needle-like, 4-angled, clustered leaves of a deep
bluish-green. This tree resembles blue spruce grown in northern
states in shape and color but is finer in texture. Cones up to 5 inches
long appear during summer months.
 Deodar cedar serves as a substitute for the blue spruce, which
will not grow satisfactorily in Florida, and does best on heavy soils
of northern Florida. Recommended use of this conifer is restricted
to free-standing specimens; they may be positioned so use may be
made of the tree during the Christmas season. This tree is subject
to attack by borers, Deodar weevil, spider mites, scales and various
fungus diseases.