Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAcacia mearnsii
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, multi 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. | 18 | 30 | 5 | 35 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 1600 | 300 | 3000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | 20 | - | 44 | 50 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade |
Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -4 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | drought | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 270 | 300 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | soil improvers | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
environmental | firebreaks | entire plant |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | dye/tannin | stems |
material | paper | bark |