Botanical Name: Common Names:
Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoak,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Trees Pendulous
Description:
Spreading, medium sized native tree with drooping, needle-like branchlets. Foliage is grey-green and bark a dark grey. Tree is self mulching and suppresses any other plants growing under the root zone. Grows to approx. 10m tall and has a spread of approx. 6 metres.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any
Landscape Use(s)
Coastal Garden, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Wind Break, Native Garden, Shade Tree
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Casuarinaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Silver
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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