water wise plants

bird attracting
bog gardens
butterfly attracting
coastal gardens
fire retardant
hedges, screens and windbreaks
shady gardens

urban and commercial
residential
erosion control

light - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
reasonable drainage
poor drainage

Allocasuarina cunninghamiana

river she-oak

A medium to large sized tree growing to 35m and spreading 10m. It has dense furrowed grey-brown bark and drooping grey-green needle-like foliage.


origin	NSW, ACT, Qld.
cultural notes	Naturally occuring along fresh watercourses and moist swampy areas. This species prefers a sunny position in well drained to damp soil and accepts temporary innundation.
tolerates	Tolerant of frost, drought, damp soils and temporary innundation.
flowering season	Autumn.
flower colour	The male and female flowers occur on different plants (dioecious). Male flowers are rusty red cylindrical flower spikes at the end of the branchlets. Female flowers are small red and oval in shape. Small fruiting cones are produced on the female plants.
foliage colour	The foliage is made up of grey-green needle like branchlets. The true leaves are reduced to tiny teeth-like scales at regular intervals along the branchlets.
width	up to 10m
height	up to 35m
plant spacing	300cm apart
recommended uses	A handsome tree for large gardens, parks and as a street tree. This species is allelopathic (suppresses growth beneath it).

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