Allocasuarina torulosa
Allocasuarina torulosa, the rose she-oak or forest oak, is a tree which grows in sub-rainforest of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Originally described as Casuarina torulosa by William Aiton, it was moved to its current genus in 1982 by Australian botanist Lawrie Johnson. It is the type species of the genus Allocasuarina.
The timber is reddish pink to brown. It is prized by woodworkers and woodturners as a rare and exotic timber, often used in wood turnings, knife handles and other specialist items.
It grows from seed, and cut or broken trees will often regenerate from the trunk.
The rose she-oak has the largest contraction along the grain of any Australian wood and needs to be dried carefully to get full value as a useful timber.
