Common Name(s): Drooping sheoak, mountain oak
Scientific Name: Allocasuarina verticillata
Distribution: Southeastern Australia
Average Dried Weight: 43.7 lbs/ft3 (700 kg/m3)
Janka Hardness: 1,270 lbf (5,670 N)*
*Estimated hardness based on specific gravity
Comments: Usually a small tree, drooping sheoak is appropriately named for its drooping branches and long needle-like foliage which give it a unique appearance. Despite its name, drooping sheoak is not a true oak in the Quercus genus, but is part of the unrelated Allocasuarina genus commonly known as sheoaks.
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Identification: See the article on Hardwood Anatomy for definitions of endgrain features.
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