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Black she-oak Allocasuarina littoralis

When it flowers

Black She-oak (Allocasuarina littoralis). Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne VIC Australia, May 2009.
Black She-oak (Allocasuarina littoralis). Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne VIC Australia, May 2009.. Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Black she-oak or Dahl-wah (Allocasuarina littoralis) has got flat-topped cones. Como NSW Australia, December 2008.
Black she-oak or Dahl-wah (Allocasuarina littoralis) has got flat-topped cones. Como NSW Australia, December 2008.. Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Black She-oak, probably Allocasuarina littoralis, branchlets less than 1 mm diameter. Wog Wog, Morton National Park, NSW Australia, November 2012.
Black She-oak, probably Allocasuarina littoralis, branchlets less than 1 mm diameter. Wog Wog, Morton National Park, NSW Australia, November 2012.. Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Slender she-oak with fine drooping branchlets that sigh in the wind.

A tough, narrow tree that makes a soft screen. Its cones feed glossy and yellow-tailed black cockatoos.

In the garden

  • Screening
  • Windbreak
Leaves
Fine, dark green needle-like branchlets.
Attracts
Birds and shelter for small wildlife

Growing conditions

Climate
Subtropical and temperate
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Sandy, loam and clay
Drainage
Needs good drainage
Frost
Moderate frost
Water
Very drought tolerant

Planting and care

Grown from
Seed

Where it comes from

Native to
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria

Where to buy

Widely available.

We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.

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