Detail
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Allocasuarina luehmannii
Bull Oak
Notes

Uses: Suitable for both screen or hedge. Is a nitrogen fixing tree. Excellent tree for firewood and good properties for a windbreak. Also has been used as a craft wood for turning and polishing.
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.


:MU: Murray
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-conical Conical
  • Height 7-8m
  • Spread 3-4m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Casuarinaceae
  • Botanical Name Allocasuarina luehmannii
  • Common Name Bull Oak
  • Origin SA Qld, NSW, Vic
  • Habit Moderately dense, Spreading
  • Landscape Coast, 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Soil salinity, Moderate frost, Soil salinity
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Red
  • Flowering Time Spring
  • Foliage Grey-green
  • Flower Type Insignificant
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat, Bush food
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Furrowed
  • Form Medium Tree (Usually between 5m & 11m)