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Budj Bim assigned the weeping she-oak (Casuarina) trees, whose whispering voices can be heard in the wind, to be the guardian spirits of the landscape.—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 This ground cover is a far cry from its arboreal kin, the Casuarina species known collectively as she-oaks, which may grow as tall as 70 feet.—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025 Dramatic hills are thickly coated with giant eucalyptus and native she-oak; wild lavender shelters native wildlife like musical magpies and cackling kookaburras.—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
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