Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAcacia melanoxylon
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, forest/wood, environmental, weed |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 18 | 22 | 4 | 30 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 2200 | 600 | 2700 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 34 | 17 | 43 | 43 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2700 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 6.5 | 5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | subtropical humid (Cf), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -8 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | coastal salt spray | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 300 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | gums/resins | exudates |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | honey | flowers |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |