Common name
Common Oak-Bush; Bull Oak; Slaty She-oak
Position
Full sun, Full shade
Flower shape and colour
Reddish brown, smooth and semi-flat seed to 9 mm long and 5 mm wide including the short papery wing at one end. (Seeds of South Australia, Allocasuarina muelleriana | Slaty Oak-bush; Molyneux, Forrester, p. 65)
Form
Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)
Suitability for landscaping
A fast growing medium shrub suitable for an informal hedge or screen in wider nature strips, parks, and reserves or planted singly in mixed native landscapes. Foliage has a rusty tinge at flowering. Requires well-drained soils. Food source and habitat for birds. (Botanic Gardens of South Australia | Allocasuarina muelleriana )
Propagation
From seed derived from cones (Seeds of South Australia | Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana)
Cultivation
Tube stock is available at Native nurseries, notably at the SA State flora nursery (SA State flora catalogue, p. 8)
References | acknowledgements
- Atlas of living Australia 2025, Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana | Slaty Sheoak. Provides information about the spread of the species of allocasuarina shrub across South Australia and other parts of Australia.
- Botanic Gardens of South Australia 2025, Allocasuarina muelleriana. Provides information about the plant features and uses of the Native shrub: Allocasuarina muelleriana.
- Boon, R 2022, Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana. Provides information about the image and information surrounding the ownership and quality of the image.