Newhaven FloraButterfly Bush (Petalostylis cassioides) Desert Poplar (Codonocarpus cotinifolius) Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata) Newcastelia spodiotricha Pebble Bush (Stylobasium spathulatum) Senna pleurocarpa Tar Bush (Eremophila glabra)

From small to medium size trees, the Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), sometimes spelt as Fork Leaved or Fork Leaf Corkwood, has foliage that forks into several sharp, tough needles, which is a muted green in colour. The flowers occur in spikes from 5-15 cm long and are yellow-green.

Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer

Whilst they can be a dominant canopy species in some areas, they are usually seen as scattered trees in arid region, floodplains and woodlands.

When in flower, it is a popular tree for honeyeater birds and insects, including native bees and ants.

Pictured here, the Fork-leaved Corkwood is coming to the end of the flowering season in Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary.

Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer
Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary NT © Dorothy Latimer

More images of Hakea divaricata can be found in the following sections:

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Proteanae
  • Order: Proteales
  • Family: Proteaceae
  • Genus: Hakea
  • Species: Hakea divaricata

Newhaven FloraButterfly Bush (Petalostylis cassioides) Desert Poplar (Codonocarpus cotinifolius) Fork-leaved Corkwood (Hakea divaricata) Newcastelia spodiotricha Pebble Bush (Stylobasium spathulatum) Senna pleurocarpa Tar Bush (Eremophila glabra)

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