Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortGrevillea robusta
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, semi evergreen, single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental, weed |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 15 | 28 | 8 | 34 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 750 | 1500 | 400 | 2500 | Soil fertility | high | low |
Latitude | 27 | 10 | 36 | 36 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 3000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5 | 7 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -10 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | drought | Abiotic suscept. | wind |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 150 | 300 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
inter-culture | coffee, tea |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | gums/resins | bark |
material | honey | flowers |
material | fibres | bark |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | windbreak | entire plant |
environmental | soil improvers | leaves |
poison | mammals | entire plant |
fuels | fuelwood | entire plant |