Family Index

Scientific Name

Allocasuarina monilifera

Family Name

CASUARINACEAE

Common Name

Necklace Sheoak

Status

Height

0.5m - 4.0m (50-400cm)

Flowers

Male flowers in spikes at ends of branches.

Fruit

Nuts

Form

Erect shrubs

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant from coastal heaths to subalpine scrub.Often only 50cm high in coastal heaths but small tree on the Central Plateau.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Poor; Sandy

General Notes

Suseptible to Phytophthora cinnamoni. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits. Not 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 nutenclosed in a cone. cones red with long styles when young, grey and oblong when mature

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

5-10 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Treat with fungicide or insecticide if storing.

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

It is possible that this species can be grown from cuttings of semi-hard wood. Coppice shoots taken from cut stumps or damaged plants may strike readily. Allocasuarinas have a symbiotic relationship with a root fungi (Franklia sp.) Inoculating potting soil with divets taken from beneath mature plants may be beneficial.