Irrigation may be needed during dry periods over the first three years. In new areas, seeds have to be inoculated. They should also be treated to repel ants. Cuttings strike root readily. Casuarina can exhaust the soil moisture, lower the water table, and restrict understory growth, leaving the soil exposed.
Some species are agressive weed species.
Although other Casuarinas coppice readily, this one does not. From a purely silvicultural consideration, the proper rotation appears to be 7 years. Higher yields have been reported. The wood, burning with immense heat, even when green, has been called the best firewood in the world. In India, it is used to fuel locomotives.