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Botanical name
Allocasuarina littoralis
Common name
Black She-oak
Family
Allocasuarina
Height at maturity
5-10m
Width at maturity
3-5m
Growth rate
Medium to fast
Foliage
Evergreen
Fruit
Brown cone
Bark
Furrowed
Tolerances
Drought, Frost, Salt
Plant type
Tree
Pot size
25cm, 33cm, 42cm
Deciduous/evergreen
Deciduous
Position
Full sun
Landscape use
The Black She Oak is grown for is upright habit and pendant foliage. It is planted along borders for screening and may be used as a wind break. It is suitable for coastal positions and establishes in 2 to 4 years.
Flower colour
Red - orange
Flowering time
May - Jul
Soil conditions
Well drained to wet, sandy moist to rocky clay loams. Tolerates inundation
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Overview
This variable dioecious tree is upright, with an erect trunk that has deeply fissured bark and spreading branches forming a rounded crown. The needle-like leaves are grey green and the flowers appear in early winter followed by woody cones.