Allocasuarina Littoralis

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Common Name:

BLACK SHE OAK

PLEASE NOTE: Orders are by full tray only. Each tray contains 40 plants. When ordering, please choose how many trays you would like.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

1. Spreading rounded shrub growing 1–4 m high and wide

2. Branchlets yellow or reddish, minutely hairy

3. ‘Leaves’ grey-green, 1.5–5 cm long, 3–7 mm wide, radiating around branchlets, variable in shape

4. Bright golden ball flowers in heavy clusters at branch ends; flower stalks stout, with minute golden hairs; flowering April to October

5. Seed pods straight or curved, 5–10 cm long, 4–9 mm wide, dark brown at maturity, may have a whitish bloom
A tough and fast growing medium sized tree, growing from 5-15 m.
Has fine soft needles which make a lovely sighing noise in winds.
It is dioecious (male and female plants), males have showy red flowers in spring.

WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:

Suitable for both coastal and inland areas.
An excellent choice for parks and farms, very good for windbreaks and shelterbelts, and is nitrogen fixing.
Tolerates frost down to -5, good for a wide range of soil types but does not like soggy soils.

MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:

Has a large root system so should not be planted near drains, paths, buildings etc.

Image Source: McWhirter, A via Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)

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