When you walk along the coastlines of the Philippines or other tropical parts of Southeast Asia, you may spot a tall, graceful tree swaying in the salty breeze—its needle-like leaves rustling softly like pine trees. This is the Agoho tree, a quiet but powerful presence in coastal ecosystems.
It is also known as coastal she-oak, horsetail she-oak, ironwood, beach sheoak, beach casuarina, whistling tree or Australian pine.