Allocasuarina littoralis

Botanical Name: Allocasuarina littoralis

Common Name: Black Sheoak

Type: Small to medium tree 4 – 8m

Features:

• Needle –like branchlets
• Male and female flowers on separate plants (dioecious)
• Female plants have small reddish flowers; March to June
• Male plants have dark brown flower spikes
• Good screen or windbreak

Requirements:

• Full sun, semi-shade
• Well-drained soils

Aboriginal Use:

• Wood used for weapons and implements
• Shoots and young cones were eaten