Allocasuarina verticillata

Botanical Name: Allocasuarina verticillata

Common Name: Drooping or Coast Sheoke 

Type: Small to medium tree 4 – 11m

Features:

• Ornamental weeping habit
• Male and female flowers on separate plants (dioecious)
• Male plants have golden flowers

Requirements:

• Full sun
• Well-drained soils

Aboriginal Use:

• Wood used to make boomerangs