The plant prefers rainfall between 650 - 1250 mm and can tolerate as low as 300 mm. It grows at altitudes from sea level up to 1200 m. It is typically found on well-drained hill slopes, rocky gorges, near the edges of swamps, on heathlands, and on sandy lowlands behind sand dunes. It is also frost tolerant.
Black Sheoak
The Auarina Liorali, also known as black sheoak, is a large shrub or small tree that grows in various environments, including well-drained slopes, rocky gorges, and sandy lowlands. It is frost tolerant and can thrive in rainfall between 300-1250 mm. This plant is valued for its strong wood, which is used for construction, furniture, and fuel. It also serves as a low shelter belt species.
auarina liorali
Australia
Habitat: The black sheoak, also known as Allocasuarina luehmannii, is commonly found in eastern Australia, stretching from the Cape York Peninsula to Tasmania. It thrives in well-drained hill slopes, rocky gorges, swamp edges, heathlands, and sandy lowlands behind sand dunes. It can tolerate frost and typically grows in areas with rainfall ranging from 300 to 1250 mm. Growth: This plant can be a large shrub or a small tree, reaching heights between 3 to 12 meters. It adapts well as an understorey species or as a dominant species in its habitat. Some companion species often found alongside the black sheoak include Eucalyptus spp, Angophora spp, Syncarpia spp, and Callitris spp.Uses: While the black sheoak has limited use as emergency fodder, it is highly valued as a fuel wood due to its strength, moderate durability, and fissile nature. Its wood has been traditionally used for various purposes such as shingles, handles, yokes, furniture, turnery, and construction in farm buildings. Additionally, it serves as a good low shelter belt species.
Well-drained hill slopes, rocky gorges, edges of swamps, heathlands, and sandy lowlands behind sand dunes. Frost tolerant.
A large shrub or small tree (3 - 12 m) growing in rainfalls between 650 - 1250 mm, although it has been recorded growing in rainfalls as low as 300 mm. It grows at altitudes from sea level up to 1200 m. It occurs in a band along eastern Australia from the tip of the Gape York Peninsula right down to Tasmania.
It is normally found on well - drained hill slopes but can also be found growing in rocky gorges, or near the edges of swamps, on heathlands and on sandy lowlands behind sand dunes. It is frost tolerant.
It is at home either as an understorey species or as a major species. Companion species include: Eucalyptus spp, Angophora spp, Syncarpia spp, and Callitris spp. It has marginal use as an emer-gency fodder, but is a first class fuel wood. The wood is strong, moderately durable and very fissile and was used for shingles, handles, yokes, furniture, turnery and for construction in farm buildings.
It is a good low shelter belt species.