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
