Allocasurina something...

[Kunzea]

Thanks Jarrod
Looks like A. torulosa for sure.
K

[anttal63]

Good work jezz sure to be a rippa in future!

[Jarrod]

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[Roger]

Looking good Jarrod

[bodhidharma]

Interesting Jarrod. Nice trunk line. I know it has been i.d ed as Toralosa but the foliage does not seem fine enough. As you know i have one and the foliage seems to be more delicate. Interesting, I wonder if there are different cultivars of Toralosa, if that can happen

[Jarrod]

I would say there are different sports with differnet attributes.

Thank for the nice comments Guys, still has a long way to go!

[Roger]

There are no registered cultivars of A torulosa and only one of A littoralis (Matsuka Silver). A. t. occurs from n Qld down to about Sydney and SE to near Jenolan Caves NSW. that's quite a wide range and variation would be expected to occur. There is a record that specimens from n Qld are more angular. Jarrod's images are certainly more angular than what is often seen.

There is another possibility, though somewhat less probable. It could be A decussata. It has corky bark and 4 sided branchlets, as in A t. The branchlets are a bit wider in diametre, but it comes from SW WA, so not so likely to be found in the Eastern States, though not impossible. I've grown it, but didn't like it, but that was several decades ago - grew well in the garden and has fabulous wood.

It is most unlikely to be A littoralis that has 6-8 'leaves' per whorl and Jarrod's seem to have four from what I can see in the images, but they are not very sharp with respect to these details.

[NBPCA]

Here is one at the collection. Come and see it. It will be here till mid September.

Forest Oak Allocasuarina torulosa QV comp.JPG

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Grant

[bodhidharma]

Is that Q.V's tree Grant. A very lovely specimen.

[bodhidharma]

There are no registered cultivars of A torulosa and only one of A littoralis (Matsuka Silver). A. t. occurs from n Qld down to about Sydney and SE to near Jenolan Caves NSW. that's quite a wide range and variation would be expected to occur. There is a record that specimens from n Qld are more angular. Jarrod's images are certainly more angular than what is often seen.

There is another possibility, though somewhat less probable. It could be A decussata. It has corky bark and 4 sided branchlets, as in A t. The branchlets are a bit wider in diametre, but it comes from SW WA, so not so likely to be found in the Eastern States, though not impossible. I've grown it, but didn't like it, but that was several decades ago - grew well in the garden and has fabulous wood.

It is most unlikely to be A littoralis that has 6-8 'leaves' per whorl and Jarrod's seem to have four from what I can see in the images, but they are not very sharp with respect to these details.

Thank you Roger for that info. i have not seen you on here before But with 47 years of experience behind you you will certainly have something to contribute.

[Roger]

Don't know about that, but like all here, I try my best. I sometimes have a different view of the world Get's me in trouble with colleagues

[NBPCA]

Is that Q.V's tree Grant. A very lovely specimen.

Yes it is Q Vs.

[Jarrod]

Thanks for the replies everyone. QVs tree is great, but in comparison to moe it is a monster. It's about a metre tall isn't it Grant? Mine is about 25cm.

[Grant Bowie]

Thanks for the replies everyone. QVs tree is great, but in comparison to moe it is a monster. It's about a metre tall isn't it Grant? Mine is about 25cm.

Yes its close to a meter but started as a 6" pot nurery stock.

grant

[Jarrod]

Would of started as a seed Grant

Was just making the point as we discussing foliage density and his tree is much larger, and it has been pinched for a long time making the ramification greater.