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Scientific Name
Allocasuarina zephyrea
Family Name
CASUARINACEAE
Common Name
Western Scrub Sheoak
Status
Height
0.5m - 2.0m (50-200cm)
Flowers
Red-brown" tufts" of stigmas.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Shrub
Municipalities
Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Meander Valley; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Heath
Habitat Notes
The first specimens were collected at Ocean Beach, Strahan and it occurs in heaths and rocky outcrops from sea-level in the west to central and SE Tas highlands as well as on King Island.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Poor; Sandy
General Notes
Recognised as recently as 1989. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Winged nuts in cones.pick greyish cones from shrub, dry inpaper bags to open .sieve seed to isolate. female allocasuarinas often carry ripe or ripening fruit at most times of the year
Seed Treatment Method
Smoke
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed loses viability quickly once released from the cone. The seed should be sown fresh or stored at 3-5oC to maintain long term viability.
Germination Time
10-45 days
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
Can be grown from cuttings of semi-hard wood. Coppice shoots taken from cut stumps or damaged plants will strike readily.Allocasuarinas have a symbiotic relationship with a root fungi (Franklia sp.) Innoculating potting soil with divets taken from beneath mature plants may be beneficial.
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