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title: Black Sheoak
date: 2024-02-14T12:19:00+11:00
author: Private Forests Tasmania
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#  Black Sheoak 

 

 

 

 

 

 ![Black sheoak Allocasuarina littoralis](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/Tree-Species/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/77134/Black-sheoak-Allocasuarina-littoralis.webp) 

## Scientific Name

Allocasuarina Littoralis

## Family Name

CASUARINACEAE

## Common Name

Black Sheoak

 

 

### General Information

 

  Height 7.0m (700cm)   Flowers Fem.-tiny brush-like clusters of reddish stigmas Male-stamens in spikes at tips of branches.\*   Fruit Nut   Form Shrub or small tree \*Male and Fem. flowers on different trees.   Municipalities Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar   Communities Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland   Habitat Notes On dry hills and in the understorey of forests along the east coast. It is most common on sandy soils but also occurs in grassy forests on dolerite.Will tolerate moderate exposure.   Site Tolerance Dry; Exposed; Shady; Windy   Frost Tolerance Hardy   Soil Tolerance Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained   General Notes Health and vigour of seedlings, plus faster development can be enhanced by inoculating potting or seed raising mix with 3-5 divets (depending on quantity of soil being made up) of soil removed from spade depth at drip-line of an Allocasuarina tree.Suitable for control of erosion and to provide soil stabilization. Also suitable for street planting. Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits. Not suitable below powerlines.   

 

### Propagation Details

Flowering MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSeed Collecting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSowing MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecCutting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 

 

 

### Seed Information

 

  Seed Collection Seed a winged nut in smooth cylindrical cones 2-2.5 cm long. cones turn from reddish-brown to greyish-brown and have well-developed valves when ripe   Seed Treatment Method Standard   Seed Storage Life 5-10 years   Viable Seeds Per Gram 150-520   Seed Treatment Notes Seed has good to very good results. It loses viability quickly once released from the cone and should be stored at 3-5oC to maintain long term viability.Recommended temp.for propagation 25-30o   Germination Time 10-45 days   Suitable For Direct Seeding Yes   

 

### Cuttings

 

  Expected Time To Take Root 4-6 weeks\*   Cutting Notes oppice shoots from stumps etc. will root. Remove with callus tissue, trim and set in 1:1:1 sand:perlite:cocopeat mix. Use liquid hormone - hard wood strength. \*with bottom heat.  
Difficult from cuttings. Unless a special form is needed to be duplicated, use seed.