Trees

Allocasuarina littoralis
             Black Sheoak
Descriptor
Upright dark green tree with fissured bark. Leaves are reduces to rings of teeth along fine branchlets. Dark brown male flower spikes 5-50mm long at end of branchlets. Fruit cones to 3cm, flattened at top
Cultural knowledge
Food-shoots and young cones. Wood-weapons
Ecological role
Food plant for caterpillars, seed and insects for birds
Height
5-12m
Width
2-6m
Sun 
Full sun, semi shade
Soil type
Well drained clay and rocky soils
Flowering time
Mar-June
  
  

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