Allocasuarina paludosa

Botanical Name: Allocasuarina paludosa

Common Name: Scrub or Swamp Sheoak

Type: Low shrub 0.5 – 2m

Features:

• Needle-like grey-green branchlets
• Male and female flowers may occur on the one plant; March to October
• Good low screen
• Frost tolerant

Requirements:

• Full sun, semi-shade
• Moist to wet clay or sandy soils, tolerating better drainage once established

Aboriginal Use:

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