Detail
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Casuarina pauper
Black Oak
Notes

Uses: Tree can vary in shape from dense bushy to tall and gaunt. Only male flowers are conspicuous.
Timber is used for fencing and as a fuel. Also used by the craft and furniture industry.
Can be grown in saline or limestone sites.
The seeds of this species have been found to be a food source for the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo. Growing these plants in small stands between open space will help encourage the return of this endangered native bird.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:NW: North Western  
:LE: Lake Eyre   
:NU: Nullarbor   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula

 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-columnar Columnar
  • Height 6-15m
  • Spread 4-6m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Casuarinaceae
  • Botanical Name Casuarina pauper
  • Common Name Black Oak
  • Origin SA
  • Habit Erect, Spreading
  • Landscape Plains, Watercourse, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost, Lime, Heavy frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Red, Yellow
  • Flowering Time Autumn
  • Foliage Grey-green
  • Flower Type Spherical
  • Purpose Ornamental, Screen
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Fissured
  • Form Tall Tree (Usually exceeds 10m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region