Brookvale Public School
 
 She Oak
 
 
By Adam and Inoke

Common Name : She Oak

Botanical Name : Casurina

Location Found : Dee Why Headland

Common/Uncommon : Common

Plant Height : Tree, 1-2 metres

Flower Colour :  Red- brown

Flower Size : Very small, on the end of stems

Leaf Size : 5-6 centimetres

Leaf Shape : Long, thin, pine like needle shaped leaf.

Other Information :

You can find the She Oak all around Australia and can grow as small shrubs to tall trees. The male flower are usally the tiny male flowers that grow in to long spikes at the end of the stems. The female flower grows into a nut like fruit. Casuarinas are easily raised from seed and will grow under a wide range of conditions.