Thread: Sheoak Wanted

Originally Posted by funkychicken

Weisy Sheoak

Wikipedia says that there are 60 different Allocasuarinas, I have 9. Surely someone's got the other 51 hidden away somewhere

Hi fc

I mustn't be dogmatic about number of species in a genus as things often change in plant taxonomy.
But at present there are 58 species classified as Allocasuarina, all of them occuring in Australia. But a mere handful of these are trees; most are just shrubs, many quite small, and many very restricted in distribution.
Then there are 17 species classified Casuarina. Six of these occur in Australia and all are trees.
The Casuarina family has been split into four genera but the other two are almost all exotic. The one exception that I'm aware of is the Daintree Pine, Gymnostoma australianum, very rare in the wild.
I have a number of them growing but only about 2m high yet. I may never see a piece of timber.
Anyway, the washup of all this is that if you had 11 different sheoak timbers then that's maybe all the Australian species that will yield some useful wood.

I heard from a bloke today that there's over 500 different sheoaks, I think Brian is righter() though.

So far I have,

"Rose Sheoak" Allo.Torulosa (I think)
Bull oak Allo. Luehmannii
Hairy Oak Allo. Inophloia
Black Sheoak Allo. Littoralis
Forest Oak (says Stirlo)
River Oak Casuarina cunninghamiana

With promises of:

Belah Casuarina Cristata
Swamp Sheoak Casuarina Obesa (Can anyone confirm that it's a real sheoak?)
WA Sheoak Allo. Fraseriana
Lace Sheoak Allo. Fraseriana
Drooping Sheoak Allo. Verticillata
DJ Sheoak
Weisyboy Sheoak
HazzaB Sheoak (most likely WA Sheoak)

In pen blank for I have two sheoaks that I've never seen before

That's 14 so far

Originally Posted by funkychicken

[/I]Swamp Sheoak Casuarina Obesa (Can anyone confirm that it's a real sheoak?)

Yes it is.

What about Karri Oak, very similar to Torulosa but different
And Rock Oak.

Can probably get you a piece of the Rock, provided you guarantee me you won't make a pen out of it I don't like pens.

Originally Posted by BobL

Yes it is.

What about Karri Oak, very similar to Torulosa but different
And Rock Oak.

Can probably get you a piece of the Rock, provided you guarantee me you won't make a pen out of it I don't like pens.

Never heard of Karri Oak Chorilaena quercifolia, I'm not sure it's be of any use to me because it's not a casuarina.

I'll gladly accept the Rock Oak (Allocasuarina rupicola, correct?) If it's 35mm square then I'll make a knife out of it

Funk I've wrongly named the Allocasuarina I said I would send to you. I'm sending Allocasuarina verticillata not Allocasuarina paludosa which is called Scrub Sheoak in Victoria. Apperently the name Scrub Sheoak in NSW is used for Allocasuarina distyla. Confused? So are Sheoaks.

Originally Posted by springwater

Funk I've wrongly named the Allocasuarina I said I would send to you. I'm sending Allocasuarina verticillata not Allocasuarina paludosa which is called Scrub Sheoak in Victoria. Apperently the name Scrub Sheoak in NSW is used for Allocasuarina distyla. Confused? So are Sheoaks.

Drooping Sheoak it is then. Are you 100% sure of the specie?

Is this link of any help?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allocasuarina

Originally Posted by funkychicken

Drooping Sheoak it is then. Are you 100% sure of the specie?

100%, I met with the local ranger who also knows of the particular tree it came from.

I have some Allocasuarina Pauvre (Black Sheoak from South Australia)near Waikerie. NOT Belah. Different species Can post sample if required. Can be seen on Vern's egg site. Regards Hazard

Originally Posted by hazard

I have some Allocasuarina Pauvre (Black Sheoak from South Australia)near Waikerie. NOT Belah. Different species Can post sample if required. Can be seen on Vern's egg site. Regards Hazard

Allocasuarina Pauvre? You French? Do you mean Allocasuarina Pauper? I'll gladly swipe some then

Sorry Funky Chicken slip of the ageing memory. Yes it is Pauper. Same sort of meaning similar word. Weird coloured timber, sort of pink and grey. If you PM your address I will send sample 35x 35x 130? Regards Hazard

Ok Funk, I should have some Allocasuarina verticillata cut this weekend so expect delivery sometime this week coming. I'm aiming to cut 50 x 50 x 160mm as I've only got a hand saw to do it with and I can't guarantee precision so the blanks will have some built in dimension tolerance for free . I haven't got a moisture meter, all I can say is the wood is "green". I'll paint it with some acrylic paint in an attempt to slow down moisture loss and hope that retards any cracking.

Thanks Mr Springwater

Originally Posted by funkychicken

Never heard of Karri Oak Chorilaena quercifolia, I'm not sure it's be of any use to me because it's not a casuarina.

I reading a book on WA plants and just found out that Karri Oak is actually Casuarina decussata.