Nursery · Forest Oak
COASTALNATIVE
Allocasuarina torulosa
Forest Oak
Grown by Downes.
Size
Varies by species
Water
Low once established
Light
Full sun to part shade
Growth
Moderate to fast
$11.50 / 200mm (inc. GST)
Available now
Pot size: 200mmgrown height ≈ 0.4–0.8m
Yard pickup
16 New Canterbury Rd, Petersham. Ready same day.
Sydney delivery
$85 flat, delivered on our trucks within 48hrs.
Plant health guarantee
Replace or refund within 60 days.
Planting service
Installed and mulched on request.
On the plant
Why we specify it.
Allocasuarina torulosa, commonly known as forest oak, rose sheoak, river oak or Baker's oak, is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a slender, usually dioecious tree that has drooping branchlets up to 140 mm (5.5 in) long, the leaves reduced to scales in whorls of four or five, and the fruiting cones 15–33 mm (0.6–1 in) long containing winged seeds (samaras) 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long.
Growing conditions
Care sheet.
Sun
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Free-draining, low phosphorus
Water
Low once established
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Varies by species
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