| 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. |
