Sheoak
Overview
WA sheoak is a hardwood that, as its name suggests, grows on the south coast of south-west Western Australia. It is used for flooring and paneling, roofing shingles, furniture, decorative woodwork and turnery, and before the invention of the aluminium cask it was used in the manufacture of beer barrels.
- Other Names: Casuarina fraseriana
- Botanical Name: Allocasuarina fraseriana
- Common Form: Sawn
- Species Type: Hardwood
- Primary availability: Western Australia (limited quantities)
Appearance
- Heartwood: Red-brown
- Sapwood: Pale yellow
- Texture: Moderately even and fine
- Grain: Straight
- Medullary rays: Not as prominent as those of river sheoak and rose sheoak
Workability
- Working properties: WA sheoak is easy to work
- Lyctid borer: Susceptible to lyctid borer
Performance & durability
- Lyctid borer: Susceptible to lyctid borer
Note: Limited durability information available on WoodSolutions for this species.
Structural/grades
Note: Structural grade information not specified on WoodSolutions for this species.
Typical applications
- Flooring and paneling
- Roofing shingles
- Furniture
- Decorative woodwork
- Turnery
- Historical use: Beer barrel manufacture (before aluminium casks)
Note: The timber is available in limited quantities in Western Australia.
Key properties
Note: Detailed technical properties not specified on the WoodSolutions overview page for this species. For comprehensive technical data, refer to the WoodSolutions database.
Source & attribution
Information sourced directly from WoodSolutions Australian timber species database overview page for WA Sheoak.
This page presents only the information available on the official WoodSolutions overview page. For detailed technical properties, consult the full WoodSolutions database.