Like other casuarinas, trees can be coppiced to form dense hedges. The low branching habit and extensive litter production help reduce soil erosion. Trees have also been used successfully to stabilize stream banks and shifting sand dunes. The most universal use of casuarina is for fuel. Branches, branchlets, and other litter also burn well.
Casuarina wood makes excellent charcoal.
Timber is used for handles, fence raus, rafters, shingles, stakes, small sea-water piles, for flooring and turnery, and in Egypt, with some technical difficulty, for particle board. The timber does not season readily and has a tendency to warp. Cattle, sheep and goats will graze C. glauca seedlings, suckers, and branchiets. Farmers usually dig a ditch between the crop and trees to minimize competition for water and nutrients. An excellent shade tree, it is planted along streets in many and zone cities.