Mallee (habit)
Mallee are trees or shrubs, mainly certain species of
Etymology
The word is thought to originate from the word mali, meaning water, in the
Overview
The term mallee is used describe various species of
Some of the species grow as single-stemmed trees initially, but recover in mallee form if burnt to the ground by bushfire.[6]
Over 50 per cent of eucalypt species are mallees, and they are mostly slow-growing and tough. The lignotuber enables the plant to regenerate after fire, wind damage or other type of trauma.[4]
Range
Mallees are the dominant vegetation throughout
There are also some species found in the
Farming on mallee land
Grubbing the mallee lands was a laborious and expensive task estimated at £2–7 per acre,
A few years later the
Uses of the term
The term is applied to both the tree itself and the whole plant community in which it predominates,
Several common names of eucalypt species have "mallee" in them, such as the
The term is used in the phrase strong as a mallee bull, and is
Species
Widespread mallee species include:[6]
- E. dumosa (white mallee)
- E. socialis (red mallee)
- E. gracilis (yorrell)
- E. oleosa (red mallee)
- E. incrassata (ridge-fruited mallee)
- E. diversifolia (soap mallee)
The following four Western Australian species can be found in the Waite Arboretum in Adelaide, and are suitable for gardens:[4]
- Eucalyptus pleurocarpa, or tallerack
- Eucalyptus pyriformis, or dowerin rose
- Eucalyptus preissiana, or bell-fruited mallee
- Eucalyptus grossa, or coarse-leaved mallee
See also
- Coppice
References
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- ^ "Habit of Eucalypts". Euclid. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
- ^ a b c d e "Mallee woodlands and shrublands" (PDF). Australian National Resources Atlas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2003. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
- Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia(PIRSA). History of Agriculture in South Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Richard Smith and his stump jumping plough (1) "Richard Smith and his stump jumping plough (2)". The Chronicle (South Australia). Vol. 90, no. 5, 118. 22 January 1948. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sunday History Photo / SA". ExplorOz. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Scrub clearing in the Mallee". SA Memory. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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- ^ "Stump-jump plough". Biotechnology innovations. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
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